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ATACMSlarger figure on 0 of 3
R-36 (missile)larger figure on 3 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source13 feet (4.0 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | ATACMS | R-36 (missile) |
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| Speed | Supersonic, in excess of Mach 3 (0.6 mi/s; 1.0 km/s)[source] | — |
| Type | Rocket artillery Tactical ballistic missile[source] | Intercontinental ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1991–present[source] | 1966–1979 (original variant) 1988–present (R-36M2 Voevoda variant)[source] |
R-36-O
Single source18,900 mm (740 in) - (R-36-O) 32,200 mm (1,270 in)[source]
Block IA · Range
Single sourceBlock I · Range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceQuick Reaction Unitary (QRU) · Range
Single source190 mi (300 km)[source]
165 kilometers[source]Block I
300 kilometers[source]Block IA
270 kilometers[source]Quick Reaction Unitary (QRU)
Operational; Operational range
Single source10,200–16,000 km[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Used by | Australia United States South Korea Morocco Romania Greece Turkey Poland Ukraine United Arab Emirates[source] | Russian Strategic Rocket Forces[source] |
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| Wars | Gulf War Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War 2026 Iran war[source] | — |
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| Designer | Ling-Temco-Vought[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1986[source] | From 1962[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin[source] | Factory: Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant Developer: Yuzhnoye Design Office[source] |
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| Unit cost | M39: $820,000 (FY1998) (or ~$1,476,000 FY2022) M57: ~$1,700,000 (FY2021)[source] | $7,000,000[source] |
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| No. built | 3,700[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Block 1: 950 M74 bomblets Block 1A: 300 M74 bomblets or 470 lb (213 kg) WDU-18/B HE blast/fragmentation unitary warhead or 545 lb (247 kg) WDU-40/B HE blast penetration Block 2: 13 BAT submunitions[source] | Depending on variant (see variants). Newest (R-36M2), 10 × 550–750 kiloton MIRV warheads with a large amount of decoys and other penetration aids . Originally (R-36), 1 × 8–20 megaton warhead.[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | 160,000 ft (50 km)[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | GPS-aided inertial navigation guidance[source] | Inertial, autonomous[source] |
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| Launch platform | M270 , HIMARS , GMARS[source] | Silo[source] |
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| Engine | — | Two or three (R-36MUTTKH and R-36M2) liquid fueled rocket stages First Stage: 1x RD-251 (R-36) 1x RD-251P (R-36P) 1x RD-251M (R-36-O) 1x RD-264 (R-36M) 1x RD-264 (R-36MUTTKh and R-36M2) Second Stage: 1x RD-252 (R-36) 1x RD-252 (R-36P) 1x RD-0228 (R-36M) 1x RD-0255 (R-36MUTTKh) 1x RD-0255 (R-36M2) Third Stage: 1x RD-864 (R-36MUTTKh) 1x RD-869 (R-36M2)[source] |
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| Propellant | — | N 2 O 4 / UDMH[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | 220–1,300 m CEP[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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