MIM-14 Nike Hercules vs Starstreak
Overview
The MIM-14 Nike Hercules and the Starstreak are both Surface-to-Air missiles.
The MIM-14 Nike Hercules has a range of 140 km — 20:1 the Starstreak's 7 km. The MIM-14 Nike Hercules reaches 4,900 km/h vs 3,704 km/h for the Starstreak. The MIM-14 Nike Hercules carries a 500 kg warhead vs 3 kg for the Starstreak. Launch weight is 4,850 kg for the MIM-14 Nike Hercules vs 14 kg for the Starstreak. The MIM-14 Nike Hercules uses Command guidance guidance, while the Starstreak relies on SACLOS, Laser-beam guidance.
The MIM-14 Nike Hercules has been produced in 25,000 units vs 7,000 for the Starstreak. The MIM-14 Nike Hercules entered service 39 years before the Starstreak (1958 vs 1997).
| 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 |
| British portable missile, entered service in 1997, uses laser-beam guidance to hit targets within 5 km. | |
| Origin | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Category | Surface-to-Air |
| Type | Portable optical-guided surface-to-air missile |
| Manufacturer | Short Brothers |
| Service year | 1997 |
| Number produced | 7,000 units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| 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 | 7.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 3.0 ◉ |
| Weight | 14 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 3.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 1.39 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 76 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | SACLOS, Laser-beam guidance |
| Warhead type | High Explosive |
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