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HQ-6larger figure on 3 of 3
Iron Domelarger figure on 0 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source3.69 meter[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | HQ-6 | Iron Dome |
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| Speed | Mach 3[source] | Mach 2.2[source] |
| Type | air-to-air & surface-to-air missiles[source] | Counter rocket, artillery, and mortar (C-RAM) and short range air defence system[source] |
| Place of origin | China[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | late 1980s – present[source] | 2011–present[source] |
3 m (9 ft 10 in)[source]
Operational; for AAM
Single sourceOperational; for SAM
Single source18 km for SAM, 60 km for AAM[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Used by | Primary user: China See Operators section for others[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology[source] | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Israel Aerospace Industries[source] |
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| Produced | since late 1980s[source] | 2011–present[source] |
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| Warhead | 33 kg warhead[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | impact / proximity[source] | Proximity fuze[source] |
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| Engine | rocket motor[source] | — |
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| Propellant | solid fuel[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | SARH / ARH[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Air & surface[source] | Three/four launchers, each carrying 20 interceptors.[source] |
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| Wars | — | Gaza–Israel conflict ( 2011 , 2012 , 2021 ) Operation Pillar of Defense Operation Protective Edge Sinai insurgency 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Operation Breaking Dawn Operation Shield and Arrow Gaza war 2024 Iran–Israel conflict Twelve-Day War 2026 Iran war[source] |
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| Designer | — | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Israel Aerospace Industries[source] |
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| Designed | — | 2005[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $50 million per battery $100,000–150,000 per interception[source] |
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| No. built | — | 10 batteries deployed (planned deployment is 15)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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