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ATACMSlarger figure on 0 of 3
RS-24 Yarslarger figure on 3 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source13 feet (4.0 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | ATACMS | RS-24 Yars |
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| Type | Rocket artillery Tactical ballistic missile[source] | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Russia[source] |
| In service | 1991–present[source] | 2010–present[source] |
| Used by | Australia United States South Korea Morocco Romania Greece Turkey Poland Ukraine United Arab Emirates[source] | Russian Strategic Missile Troops |
22,500 mm[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 source11,000 km (6,800 mi) - 12,000 km (7,500 mi)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Gulf War Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War 2026 Iran war[source] | — |
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| Designer | Ling-Temco-Vought[source] | Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology[source] |
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| Designed | 1986[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin[source] | Votkinsk Machine Building Plant[source] |
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| Unit cost | M39: $820,000 (FY1998) (or ~$1,476,000 FY2022) M57: ~$1,700,000 (FY2021)[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] | 3 x 200 kiloton MIRV warheads[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 with Glonass[source] |
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| Launch platform | M270 , HIMARS , GMARS[source] | Silo , road-mobile TEL MZKT-79221[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2009[source] |
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| Engine | — | Three-stage Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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