AGM-88 HARM vs Kh-47M2 Kinzhal
Overview
The AGM-88 HARM and the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal are both Air-to-Surface missiles.
The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal has a range of 2,000 km — 13:1 the AGM-88 HARM's 150 km. The AGM-88 HARM reaches 3,581 km/h vs 12,350 km/h for the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal. The AGM-88 HARM carries a 65 kg warhead vs 480 kg for the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal. Launch weight is 360 kg for the AGM-88 HARM vs 4,300 kg for the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal. The AGM-88 HARM uses Passive radar homing, GPS/INS, millimeter-wave active radar guidance, while the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal relies on INS, mid-course update.
Unit cost is $0.87M for the AGM-88 HARM vs $10M for the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal. The AGM-88 HARM entered service 32 years before the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal (1985 vs 2017).
| American anti-radar missile, entered service in 1985, uses passive radar homing to target enemy air defenses. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Air-to-Surface |
| Type | Anti-radar missile |
| Manufacturer | Raytheon |
| Service year | 1985 |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | $0.9 million |
| Russian hypersonic missile, entered service in 2017, with a maximum speed of Mach 8.2. | |
| Origin | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Category | Air-to-Surface |
| Type | Hypersonic air-launched ballistic missile |
| Manufacturer | Votkinsk Plant State Production Association |
| Service year | 2017 |
| Number produced | 188 units |
| Estimated unit price | $10 million |
| Range | 150.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 2.9 ◉ |
| Weight | 360 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 65.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 4.14 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 254 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Passive radar homing, GPS/INS, millimeter-wave active radar |
| Warhead type | High Explosive |
| Range | 2,000.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 10.1 ◉ |
| Weight | 4,300 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 480.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 7.20 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 1200 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | INS, mid-course update |
| Warhead type | High Explosive or Nuclear |
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