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Harpoon (missile)larger figure on 0 of 2
Measured figures
air-launched
Single sourcesurface- and submarine-launched
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Harpoon (missile) | Kh-22 |
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| Type | Anti-ship missile[source] | Anti-ship cruise missile Air-to-surface missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1977–present[source] | 1968-present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | Russia[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
12.6 ft (3.8 m), air-launched; 15 ft (4.6 m), surface- and submarine-launched[source]
Length
Single source11.65 m (38.2 ft)[source]
Maximum; Mach 0.71), ship-launched Harpoon Block I & air-launched Harpoon Block IC; Greater than
Single sourceMaximum; Mach 0.71), ship-launched Harpoon Block IC & Block II
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 1
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 2
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 4
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 5
Single source537 mph (864 km/h ; 240 m/s ; Mach 0.71), ship-launched Harpoon Block I & air-launched Harpoon Block IC; Greater than 537 mph (864 km/h ; 240 m/s ; Mach 0.71), ship-launched Harpoon Block IC & Block II[source]
Maximum; Mach 4.6 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceOperational; air-launched Block IC
Single sourceOperational; Greater than ship-launched Harpoon Block I & Block IC; Greater than
Single sourceOperational; ship-launched Harpoon Block II
Single sourceGreater than 77 nmi (143 km), ship-launched Harpoon Block I & Block IC; Greater than 67 nmi (124 km), ship-launched Harpoon Block II; 120 nmi (220 km), air-launched Block IC[source]
Operational; Kh-22M/MA
Single source600 km (320 nmi) (Kh-22M/MA)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Iran–Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war[source] |
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| Manufacturer | McDonnell Douglas Boeing Defense, Space & Security[source] | MKB Raduga[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 1,406,812 for Harpoon Block II (2020)[source] | $1 million[source] |
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| No. built | 7,500[source] | — |
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| Warhead | 488 pounds (221 kg)[source] | 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) RDX or 350–1,000 kt (1.5–4.2 PJ) thermonuclear weapon[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Impact fuze[source] | — |
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| Engine | Teledyne CAE J402 turbojet/solid propellant booster for surface and submarine launch; greater than 600 lb f (2,700 N) of thrust[source] | R-201 liquid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Flight altitude | Sea-skimming[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Sea-skimming cruise monitored by radar altimeter , active radar terminal homing[source] | Inertial guidance followed by terminal active radar homing[source] |
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| Launch platform | RGM-84A surface ship/TEL-launched AGM-84A air-launched UGM-84A submarine-launched[source] | Tu-22M, Тu-22К, Тu-95К22[source] |
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| Designer | — | MKB Raduga[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1962[source] |
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| Propellant | — | Tonka-250 and IRFNA[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | 10–14 km (33,000–46,000 ft) or 27 km (89,000 ft)[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | >300 ft (91 m) (CEP)[source] |
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Mach 4.6 (5,600 km/h; 3,500 mph)[source]