9M133M Kornet-M

9M133M Kornet-M
Kornet-EM missiles on a Kornet-D.
Type	ATGM
Place of origin	Russia
Service history
In service	2015—present
Used by	See Users
Production history
Designed	2011
Manufacturer	KBP Instrument Design Bureau
Produced	2012
No. built	Unknown
Specifications
Weight	31 kg (with launch tube)
Length	1210 mm
Warhead	1,300 mm RHA after ERA, Thermobaric
Warhead weight	Thermobaric: 7-10 kg equivalent of TNT[1]
Detonation mechanism	Impact fuze
Operational range	8,000m (anti-tank warhead) 10,000m (thermobaric warhead)
Speed	300 m/s
Launch platform	Kornet-D

The 9M133M Kornet-M^[2] (also known by the export designation 9M133 Kornet-EM)^[3][1] Russian anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) is an improved version of the 9M133 Kornet ATGM, with increased range, fire-and-forget capability, and an improved warhead.

Kornet-EM missiles are chiefly used on the Kornet-D system.^[3][1] Kornet-M missiles are also compatible with standard Kornet man-portable tripod launchers.

Design

Introduced in 2012, it is equipped with an automatic target tracker, which essentially turns it into a "fire and forget" missile. The automatic target tracker also makes it jamming-resistant. The “fire and forget” capability allows a vehicle equipped with twin launchers to attack two different targets at once, increasing its rate of fire, decreases the number of vehicles needed for a mission, and can defeat vehicles equipped with an active protection system through salvo fire.^[4] The system's use of an autotracker can make it more effective against low-flying aerial threats like helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).^[5][6] Like the Kornet, the Kornet-M is designed to defeat vehicles with explosive reactive armor via a tandem-warhead. There’s also Kornet-M variants equipped with thermobaric warheads.

Users

•  Russian Federation^[7][8]
•  Bahrain^[9]
•  Algeria^[10]
•  Saudi Arabia^[11] (licensed production)
•  Iran^[12] (licensed production)

References

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