S-125 Neva/Pechora vs Sky Bow: Specs Compared

AAir defence

S-125 Neva/Pechora

Short-range SAM system

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BAir defence

Sky Bow

series of surface-to-air anti-ballistic missile and anti-aircraft defense systems

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

S-125 Neva/PechoraLength

6.09 m

Length source ↗

Sky BowSky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Length

5.673 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

9 of 57 rows sourced on both sides

6.09m

5.67m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

6.09 m

Length

Single source

6,090 mm^[source]

5.498 m

Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Length

Single source

5.673 m

Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Length

Single source

5.673 m^[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited

5.498 m^[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited

2.2m

—

Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

2.2 m

Wingspan

Single source

2,200 mm^[source]

375mm

420mm

Diameter

All recorded figures & sources

0.375 m

Diameter

Single source

375 mm^[source]

0.4 m

Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Diameter

Single source

0.42 m

Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Diameter

Single source

0.42 m^[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited

0.4 m^[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited

953kg

1.1t

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

953 kg

Mass

Single source

953 kg^[source]

870 kg

Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Mass

Single source

1,135 kg

Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Mass

Single source

1,135 kg^[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited

870 kg^[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited

35kmOperational; Operational range

200km

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

35 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

35 kilometres (22 mi)^[source]

200 km

Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Range

Single source

150 km

Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Range

Single source

150 km^[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited

200 km^[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited

60kgWarhead weight

90kg

Warhead massScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

60 kg

Warhead weight

Single source

60 kg^[source]

90 kg

Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Warhead mass

Single source

90 kg^[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

S-125 Neva/Pechora and Sky Bow configuration
Specification	S-125 Neva/Pechora	Sky Bow
Speed	—	Mach 4.5^[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited Mach 7.0^[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
Type	Short-range SAM system^[source]	series of surface-to-air anti-ballistic missile and anti-aircraft defense systems^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	—
In service	1961 –present^[source]	The TK-2, TK-3 and TK-4 are in service with the Military of the Republic of China^[source]
Used by	See list of present and former operators^[source]	Military of the Republic of China^[source]
Wars	War of Attrition Yom Kippur War Angolan Civil War Uganda–Tanzania War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War NATO bombing of Yugoslavia Syrian Civil War 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Tigray conflict Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2025 India–Pakistan conflict^[source]	—
Designer	Almaz Central Design Bureau^[source]	—
Designed	1950s^[source]	—
Manufacturer	JSC Defense Systems (Pechora-M)^[source]	National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)^[source]
Produced	1961–present^[source]	—
Variants	Neva, Pechora, Volna, Neva-M, Neva-M1, Volna-M, Volna-N, Volna-P, Pechora 2, Pechora 2M, Newa SC, Pechora-M^[source]	—
Warhead	Frag-HE^[source]	—
Detonation mechanism	Proximity fuse^[source]	—
Propellant	Solid propellant rocket motor^[source]	—
Flight altitude	18,000 metres (59,000 ft)^[source]	—
Guidance system	RF CLOS^[source]	—
Alternative designation	S-125 Neva^[source]	—
Role	—	surface-to-air missile^[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited surface-to-air missile^[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
Propulsion	—	Single-stage dual-thrust solid-fuel rocket motor^[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited Solid-fuel rocket motor^[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
Launch platform	—	Underground silos and mobile launch vehicles^[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited Towed quad launchers^[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
Guidance	—	Inertial with mid-course guidance update from ground-based phased array radar, Active radar homing ( ARH ) for terminal guidance^[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
Introduced	—	1997^[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
Country of origin	—	Taiwan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 4, cell 2; revision 1370505017; retrieved 2026-09-30
Reported operators	Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Angola Reported operator · Armenia Reported operator · Azerbaijan Reported operator · Bulgaria Reported operator · Cuba Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Ethiopia Reported operator · India Reported operator · Kazakhstan Reported operator · Kyrgyzstan Reported operator · Laos Reported operator · Moldova Reported operator · Mongolia Reported operator · Myanmar Reported operator · North Korea Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Poland Reported operator · Serbia Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · South Sudan Reported operator · Tajikistan Reported operator · Turkmenistan Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Uzbekistan Reported operator · Venezuela Reported operator · Vietnam Reported operator · Zambia	—

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S-125 Neva/Pechora

Sky Bow

Speed

—

Mach 4.5^[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited

Mach 7.0^[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited

Type

Short-range SAM system^[source]

series of surface-to-air anti-ballistic missile and anti-aircraft defense systems^[source]

Place of origin

Soviet Union^[source]

—

In service

1961 –present^[source]

The TK-2, TK-3 and TK-4 are in service with the Military of the Republic of China^[source]

Used by

See list of present and former operators^[source]

Military of the Republic of China^[source]

Wars

War of Attrition Yom Kippur War Angolan Civil War Uganda–Tanzania War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War NATO bombing of Yugoslavia Syrian Civil War 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Tigray conflict Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2025 India–Pakistan conflict^[source]

—

Designer

Almaz Central Design Bureau^[source]

—

Designed

1950s^[source]

—

Manufacturer

JSC Defense Systems (Pechora-M)^[source]

National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)^[source]

Produced

1961–present^[source]

—

Variants

Neva, Pechora, Volna, Neva-M, Neva-M1, Volna-M, Volna-N, Volna-P, Pechora 2, Pechora 2M, Newa SC, Pechora-M^[source]

—

Warhead

Frag-HE^[source]

—

Detonation mechanism

Proximity fuse^[source]

—

Propellant

Solid propellant rocket motor^[source]

—

Flight altitude

18,000 metres (59,000 ft)^[source]

—

Guidance system

RF CLOS^[source]

—

Alternative designation

S-125 Neva^[source]

—

Role

—

surface-to-air missile^[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited

surface-to-air missile^[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited

Propulsion

—

Single-stage dual-thrust solid-fuel rocket motor^[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited

Solid-fuel rocket motor^[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited

Launch platform

—

Underground silos and mobile launch vehicles^[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited

Towed quad launchers^[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited

Guidance

—

Inertial with mid-course guidance update from ground-based phased array radar, Active radar homing ( ARH ) for terminal guidance^[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited

Introduced

—

1997^[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited

Country of origin

—

Taiwan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 4, cell 2; revision 1370505017; retrieved 2026-09-30

Reported operators

Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Angola
Reported operator · Armenia
Reported operator · Azerbaijan
Reported operator · Bulgaria
Reported operator · Cuba
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Ethiopia
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Kazakhstan
Reported operator · Kyrgyzstan
Reported operator · Laos
Reported operator · Moldova
Reported operator · Mongolia
Reported operator · Myanmar
Reported operator · North Korea
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Poland
Reported operator · Serbia
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · South Sudan
Reported operator · Tajikistan
Reported operator · Turkmenistan
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Uzbekistan
Reported operator · Venezuela
Reported operator · Vietnam
Reported operator · Zambia

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