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AGM-114 Hellfirelarger figure on 2 of 2
K-13 (missile)larger figure on 0 of 2
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Laser Hellfire · Length
Single sourceLength
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AGM-114 Hellfire | K-13 (missile) |
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| Type | Air-to-surface / surface-to-surface missile[source] | Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1984–present[source] | 1961[source] |
| Wars | Gulf War War on terror Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2026 Iran war[source] | — |
Longbow Hellfire · Length
Single sourceR-13M
Single sourceR-3R
Single source2.830 m (9 ft 3.4 in) (R-13M) 3.48 m (11 ft 5 in) (R-3R)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single sourceLaser Hellfire · Range
Single sourceLongbow Hellfire · Range
Single source550 to 12,030 yd (0.5 to 11 km)[source]
0.50 – 8.0 kilometers[source]Longbow Hellfire
0.50–8.0 kilometers[source]Laser Hellfire
Operational; Operational range
Single sourceR-3S / R-3R · effective
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin , Boeing (prior second source), and Northrop Grumman (seeker only for AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire)[source] | Vympel[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 150,000 (FY 2021) US$117,000 (FY2017)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1974–present[source] | — |
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| Warhead | High-explosive anti-tank Shaped charge Tandem-charge anti-armor Metal augmented charge Blast fragmentation[source] | 7.4 kg (16 lb)[source] |
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| Engine | Thiokol TX-657 Solid-fuel rocket[source] | solid-fuel rocket engine[source] |
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| Propellant | APC/HTPB[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Semi-active laser homing Millimeter-wave radar seeker[source] | infrared homing[source] |
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| Launch platform | Rotary and fixed-wing aircraft , unmanned combat aerial vehicles , tripods, ships, ground vehicles[source] | MiG-21 , MiG-23 , MiG-19 , MiG-17 Sukhoi Su-17/20/22[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Guidance | — | (R-3S) infrared homing ; (R-3R) SARH[source] |
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| Launch weight | — | (R-3S) 75 kg (166 lb); (R-3R) 93 kg (205 lb)[source] |
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| Explosive content | — | 5.3 kg (11.68 lbs) of TGAF-5 (40% TNT, 40% RDX, 20% Aluminium powder)[source] |
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| Fuze | — | type 428 proximity fuze and I-107 Contact fuze (R-3R)[source] |
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| Former operator · Bulgaria | — | Bulgaria[source] |
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| Former operator · Guinea | — | Guinea[source] |
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R-3S / R-3R · max
Single source