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Arrow (missile family)larger figure on 0 of 1
Flakpanzer Gepardlarger figure on 1 of 1
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Measured figures
booster section
Single sourcekill vehicle section
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Arrow (missile family) | Flakpanzer Gepard |
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| Type | Anti-ballistic missile[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel United States[source] | Switzerland West Germany[source] |
| In service | 2000–present[source] | 1976–present[source] |
| Used by | Israel[source] | See Operators |
Length
Single sourcesustainer section
Single source6.8 m (22 ft) – 7 m (23 ft) 3.45 m (11.3 ft) – booster section 0.75 m (2.5 ft) – sustainer section 2.75 m (9.0 ft) – kill vehicle section[source]
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)[source]
Radar retracted
Single sourceRadar retracted: 3.29 m (10 ft 10 in)[source]
2nd stage
Single sourceBy stage 1st stage
Single sourceBy stage: 800 mm (31 in) – 1st stage 500 mm (20 in) – 2nd stage[source]
driver, gunner, commander
Single source3 (driver, gunner, commander)[source]
10- cylinder , 37,400 cc (2,280 cu in ) MTU multi-fuel engine
Single source10- cylinder , 37,400 cc (2,280 cu in ) MTU multi-fuel engine 830 PS (819 hp, 610 kW)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source150 kg (330 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | March 2017 Israel–Syria incident Gaza war 2024 Israel–Iran conflict Iran–Israel war[source] | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Designer | Israel Aerospace Industries , Boeing[source] | Oerlikon-Bührle AG (Switzerland) Contraves (Switzerland) Siemens-Albis AG (Switzerland) Krauss-Maffei AG (vehicle - West Germany)[source] |
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| Designed | 1994–present[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Israel Aerospace Industries , Boeing Defense, Space & Security[source] | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$3 million (as of 2003 )[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1994–present[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Directed high explosive fragmentation[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | Proximity fuze[source] | — |
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| Engine | Two-stage[source] | — |
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| Propellant | Solid propellant[source] | — |
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| Flight ceiling | Endo-exo atmospheric[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Dual mode: passive infrared seeker and active radar seeker[source] | — |
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| Steering system | Thrust vectoring and four aerodynamic control moving fins[source] | — |
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| Accuracy | Within 4 m (13 ft) of the target[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Six canisters per trailer-mounted erector–launcher[source] | — |
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| Armor | — | conventional steel[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 2 × 35 mm Oerlikon GDF autocannon , each with 320 rounds anti-air ammunition and 20 rounds anti-tank[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 2 × quad 76 mm smoke grenade dischargers[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 17.5 PS/t[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Torsion bar suspension[source] |
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