MIM-14 Nike Hercules vs S-400 Triumf
Overview
The MIM-14 Nike Hercules and the S-400 Triumf are both Surface-to-Air missiles.
The S-400 Triumf has a range of 400 km — 2.9x the MIM-14 Nike Hercules's 140 km. The MIM-14 Nike Hercules reaches 4,900 km/h vs 17,280 km/h for the S-400 Triumf. The MIM-14 Nike Hercules carries a 500 kg warhead vs 180 kg for the S-400 Triumf. Launch weight is 4,850 kg for the MIM-14 Nike Hercules vs 1,893 kg for the S-400 Triumf. The MIM-14 Nike Hercules uses Command guidance guidance, while the S-400 Triumf relies on Semi-active radar homing or active radar homing.
Unit cost is $3M for the MIM-14 Nike Hercules vs $1.5M for the S-400 Triumf. The MIM-14 Nike Hercules entered service 49 years before the S-400 Triumf (1958 vs 2007).
| American surface-to-air missile, entered service in 1958, utilized command guidance to intercept targets. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Surface-to-Air |
| Type | Radar-guided surface-to-air missile |
| Manufacturer | Bell |
| Service year | 1958 |
| Number produced | 25,000 units |
| Estimated unit price | $3 million |
| Russian surface-to-air missile, entered service in 2007, designed to engage aircraft and ballistic missiles. | |
| Origin | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Category | Surface-to-Air |
| Type | Surface-to-Air / Anti-Ballistic Missile |
| Manufacturer | Fakel Machine-Building Design Bureau |
| Service year | 2007 |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | $1.5 million |
| Range | 140.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 4.0 ◉ |
| Weight | 4,850 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 500.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 12.53 m |
| Diameter | 800 mm |
| Guidance | Command guidance |
| Warhead type | High Explosive |
| Range | 400.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 14.1 ◉ |
| Weight | 1,893 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 180.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | NA |
| Diameter | -- mm |
| Guidance | Semi-active radar homing or active radar homing |
| Warhead type | Directed explosion |
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