K-13 (missile) vs Kh-58: Specs Compared

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AMissiles

K-13 (missile)

Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile

Credit

cliff1066 · CC BY 2.0 · Resized · CC BY 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BMissiles

Kh-58

Air-launched anti-radiation missile , surface-to-surface missile

Credit

George Chernilevsky · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

K-13 (missile)R-3R

3.48 m

Length source ↗

Kh-58Length

4.8 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

K-13 (missile)larger figure on 0 of 1

None

Kh-58larger figure on 1 of 1

Diameter+199%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 35 rows sourced on both sides

3.48mR-3R

4.8m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

2.83 m

R-13M

Single source

3.48 m

R-3R

Single source

Configuration

Details

K-13 (missile) and Kh-58 configuration
Specification	K-13 (missile)	Kh-58
Type	Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile^[source]	Air-launched anti-radiation missile , surface-to-surface missile^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1961^[source]	1982–present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	Russia, India, Algeria, Iran

Manufacturer	Vympel^[source]	Raduga NPO^[source]

Warhead	7.4 kg (16 lb)^[source]	High Explosive^[source]

Engine	solid-fuel rocket engine^[source]	Solid rocket^[source]

Guidance system	infrared homing^[source]	Inertial with passive radar seeker^[source]

Launch platform	MiG-21 , MiG-23 , MiG-19 , MiG-17 Sukhoi Su-17/20/22^[source]	Su-24M, Mig-25BM, Su-22M4, Su-25TK, Su-30MK, Su-57E^[source]

Guidance	(R-3S) infrared homing ; (R-3R) SARH^[source]	—

Launch weight	(R-3S) 75 kg (166 lb); (R-3R) 93 kg (205 lb)^[source]	—

Explosive content	5.3 kg (11.68 lbs) of TGAF-5 (40% TNT, 40% RDX, 20% Aluminium powder)^[source]	—

Fuze	type 428 proximity fuze and I-107 Contact fuze (R-3R)^[source]	—

Former operator · Bulgaria	Bulgaria^[source]	—

Former operator · Guinea	Guinea^[source]	—

Wars	—	Iran–Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]

Designed	—	1970s^[source]

Reported operators	Reported operator · Angola Reported operator · Bulgaria Reported operator · Congo Reported operator · Cuba Reported operator · Ethiopia Reported operator · Guinea Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · Nigeria Reported operator · North Korea Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Sudan	—