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At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)[source]
R-13M
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Armement Air-Sol Modulaire | K-13 (missile) |
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| Type | Glide bomb Air-to-surface missile[source] | Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 2007–present[source] | 1961[source] |
| Used by | French Air and Space Force French Naval Aviation Royal Moroccan Air Force Egyptian Air Force Qatar Air Force Indian Air Force Ukrainian Air Force[source] |
R-3R
Single source2.830 m (9 ft 3.4 in) (R-13M) 3.48 m (11 ft 5 in) (R-3R)[source]
R-13M
Single source631 mm (24.8 in) (R-13M)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See Operators[source] |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan First Libyan civil war Mali War Operation Inherent Resolve Russo-Ukrainian War 2025 India–Pakistan conflict[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Safran Electronics & Defense Bharat Electronics[source] | Vympel[source] |
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| Unit cost | € 164,000 (US$210,707) (FY2011) € 252,000 (US$323,770) including development costs (FY2011)[source] | — |
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| Warhead | 250 kg (550 lb) bomb body ( Mk82 , BLU 111 or CBEMS/BANG)[source] | 7.4 kg (16 lb)[source] |
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| Engine | Solid rocket motor[source] | solid-fuel rocket engine[source] |
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| Guidance system | Hybrid inertial / GPS in decametric all-weather version Hybrid inertial/GPS + infrared homing or SALH in metric day/night version[source] | infrared homing[source] |
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| Accuracy | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) CEP decametric version 1 m (3 ft 3 in) CEP metric version[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Dassault Rafale Dassault Mirage 2000D Dassault Mirage F1 F-16 Tejas MiG-29 Su-25 Su-27[source] | MiG-21 , MiG-23 , MiG-19 , MiG-17 Sukhoi Su-17/20/22[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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