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Brimstone (missile)larger figure on 1 of 1
K-13 (missile)larger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source1.8 m (71 in)[source]
R-13M
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Brimstone (missile) | K-13 (missile) |
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| Type | Air-to-surface missile Surface-to-surface missile[source] | Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 2005[source] | 1961[source] |
| Used by | Royal Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force German Air Force Armed Forces of Ukraine[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]
Operational; Brimstone I 20+ km (12+ mi) from fixed wing from rotor wing Brimstone II 60+ km (37+ mi) from fixed wing, 40+ km (25+ mi) from rotor wing
Single sourceBrimstone I 20+ km (12+ mi) from fixed wing, 12 km (7.5 mi) from rotor wing Brimstone II 60+ km (37+ mi) from fixed wing, 40+ km (25+ mi) from rotor wing[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See Operators[source]
| Wars | Operation Telic Operation Herrick Operation Ellamy Operation Shader Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | — |
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| Designer | GEC-Marconi[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1996[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | MBDA UK , Henlow[source] | Vympel[source] |
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| Unit cost | (Dual mode variant) £105,000/unit £175,000 inc. development[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1999[source] | — |
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| Variants | Single mode Dual mode sensor Brimstone 2 Brimstone 3[source] | — |
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| Warhead | 6.3 kg (14 lb) HEAT tandem shaped warhead[source] | 7.4 kg (16 lb)[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Crush (impact) fuze Command fuze[source] | — |
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| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket[source] | solid-fuel rocket engine[source] |
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| Guidance system | 94-GHz millimetric-wave active radar homing and INS autopilot; dual-mode, II, and III adds laser guidance[source] | infrared homing[source] |
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| Steering system | Flight control surfaces[source] | — |
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| Accuracy | Sub-1 m CEP[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Tornado GR4 Eurofighter Typhoon Hydra drone (UK) (under development) Protector (planned)[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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| Reported operators | — |
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