Hwasong-5 vs RS-24 Yars: Specs Compared

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ABallistic missiles

Short range ballistic missile

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BBallistic missiles

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Hwasong-5Length

10.94 m

RS-24 YarsLength

22.5 m

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Hwasong-5larger figure on 0 of 3

RS-24 Yarslarger figure on 3 of 3

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

12 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

10.94m

22.5m

Length+106%

All recorded figures & sources

10.94 m

Length

Single source

10.94 m (35.9 ft)^[source]

22.5 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Hwasong-5 and RS-24 Yars configuration
Specification	Hwasong-5	RS-24 Yars
Type	Short range ballistic missile^[source]	Intercontinental Ballistic Missile^[source]
Place of origin	North Korea^[source]	Russia^[source]
In service	1987−present^[source]	2010–present^[source]
Used by	See operators^[source]	Russian Strategic Missile Troops