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AGM-88 HARMlarger figure on 1 of 1
K-13 (missile)larger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)[source]
R-13M
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AGM-88 HARM | K-13 (missile) |
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| Type | Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile[source] | Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1985–present[source] | 1961[source] |
| Used by | See list of operators[source] | See Operators |
R-3R
Single source2.830 m (9 ft 3.4 in) (R-13M) 3.48 m (11 ft 5 in) (R-3R)[source]
Operational; Low-level
Single sourceOperational; Low-level Medium-level
Single sourceOperational; Low-level Standoff
Single sourceLow-level — 13 nmi (25 km) Medium-level — 43 nmi (80 km) Standoff — 80 nmi (148 km)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single sourceR-3S / R-3R · effective
Single sourceWarhead weight
Single source150 lb (68 kg)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Cold War Action in the Gulf of Sidra (1986) Bombing of Libya (1986) Gulf War Kosovo War Iraq War First Libyan Civil War 2011 military intervention in Libya Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Gaza war Red Sea crisis[source] | — |
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| Designer | Texas Instruments , Alliant Techsystems (ATK)[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1983[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Texas Instruments , then Raytheon Missiles & Defense (AGM-88A/B/C/D/F) Alliant Techsystems , then Orbital ATK , then Northrop Grumman (AGM-88E/G)[source] | Vympel[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 284,000 US$870,000 for AGM-88E AARGM[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1983–present[source] | — |
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| Tailspan | 2.0 ft (.61 m) est.[source] | — |
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| Warhead | WAU-7/B blast-fragmentation warhead[source] | 7.4 kg (16 lb)[source] |
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| Engine | Thiokol SR113-TC-1 dual-thrust rocket engine[source] | solid-fuel rocket engine[source] |
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| Guidance system | Passive radar homing with home-on-jam , additional GPS/INS[source] | infrared homing[source] |
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| Launch platform | F-4G , EA-6B , F-15E , F-16 , F/A-18A/B/C/D , F/A-18/E/F , EA-18G , Tornado IDS/ECR , F-35 , MiG-29 , Su-27[source] | MiG-21 , MiG-23 , MiG-19 , MiG-17 Sukhoi Su-17/20/22[source] |
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| References | Janes[source] | — |
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| Developed into | AGM-88J SiAW[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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| Reported operators | — |
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R-3S / R-3R · max
Single source