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Measured figures
ATAS · Length
Single source1.52 m (60 in)[source]
R-13M
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Air-to-Air Stinger | K-13 (missile) |
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| Type | air-to-air missile system[source] | Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile[source] |
| Launch platform | helicopters such as the AH-64 Apache , T129 ATAK , Eurocopter Tiger , and also UAVs such as the MQ-1 Predator[source] | MiG-21 , MiG-23 , MiG-19 , MiG-17 Sukhoi Su-17/20/22[source] |
| Used by | US Army[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Guidance | Fire-and-forget passive infrared seeker for Block I and Fire-and-forget passive IR focal plane array seeker in Block II version[source] |
R-3R
Single source2.830 m (9 ft 3.4 in) (R-13M) 3.48 m (11 ft 5 in) (R-3R)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
(R-3S) infrared homing ; (R-3R) SARH[source] |
| Warhead | 3 kg (6.6 lb) HE blast fragmentation[source] | 7.4 kg (16 lb)[source] |
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| Propulsion | Dual thrust solid fuel rocket motor[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 34, row 3, cell 3; revision 1376486574; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Place of origin | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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| In service | — | 1961[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Vympel[source] |
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| Engine | — | solid-fuel rocket engine[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | infrared homing[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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