9M133M Kornet-M

9M133M Kornet-M
Kornet-EM missiles on a Kornet-D.
Type	Anti-tank missile
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
Mass	31 kg (with launch tube)
Length	1,210 mm
Warhead	Tandem-HEAT, thermobaric
Warhead weight	Thermobaric: 7–10 kg equivalent of TNT [1]
Detonation mechanism	Impact fuze
Blast yield	1,000+ mm RHA after ERA [2]
Operational range	8,000 m (anti-tank warhead) 10,000 m (thermobaric warhead)
Maximum speed	300 m/s
Launch platform	Kornet-D, T-15 Armata, Raptor-class patrol boat

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

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

Design

Introduced in 2012, its vehicle mounted version is equipped with an automatic target tracker. Instead of manually placing the crosshairs on target throughout the missiles flight, the operator designates a target once and the computer tracks the target as the missile travels towards it. The beam riding system also 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 at one target. ^[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 are also Kornet-M variants equipped with thermobaric warheads. Russia has developed a new X-UAV guided aircraft missile. ^{[7] [8]}

Users

• Algeria ^[9]
• Bahrain ^[10]
• Cameroon
• Iran ^[11] (licensed production)
• Russia ^[12]
• Saudi Arabia ^[13] (licensed production)
• Serbia (introduced in 2021) ^[14]
• Syria ^[15]

References

1. "Kornet-EM Anti-Tank Guided Missile System". www.army-technology.com. Army Technology.
2. https://roe.ru/en/production/land-forces/missile-systems-multiple-rocket-launchers-mrl-atgm-systems-and-field-artillery-guns/atgm-systems/kornet-em-anti-tank-guided-missile-system/?theme=#.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "Комплекс Корнет-Д / Корнет-ЭМ". Сайт militaryrussia.ru. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
4. The new anti-tank guided missile Kornet-EM is presented at Moscow air Show MAKS-2011 - Armyrecognition.com, 17 August 2011
5. Russian Ministry of Defense to finalize the tests of Kornet-EM anti-tank guided missile - Armyrecognition.com, 8 October 2016
6. "Russian armed forces to receive Kornet-M and 9K115 Metis-M1 anti-tank-guided missiles TASS 12605161". www.armyrecognition.com. weapons defence industry military technology UK.
7. "ЦАМТО / / В России разработали новую управляемую авиационную ракету Х-БПЛА". armstrade.org.
8. "Russia tests Orion UCAV in air-to-air role". Janes.com. 22 December 2021.
9. Martin, Guy (16 November 2016). "Algerian Su-30MKA and Kornet deliveries moving forward - defenceWeb". www.defenceweb.co.za.
10. "Bahrain becomes launch customer for Russian Kornet-EM system". Jane's 360.
11. "Иран скопировал новейшую российскую ракету". 4 December 2016.
12. "Russia's anti-tank missile system gets 'top attack' capability similar to US Javelin". TASS.
13. "Saudi Arabia and Russia sign S-400 MOU - Jane's 360". www.janes.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
14. Manojlović, Mila (8 December 2021). "Srbija obnavlja nabavku naoružanja iz Rusije". Radio Slobodna Evropa.
15. SAM (28 February 2024). "SAA ATGM destroyed a target for a group of HTS terrorists in Jabal al-Sheikh barakat west of Aleppo, a short while ago. the distance from the nearest point of the front line is about 7 to 8 km, army used an Kornet-EM missile". Twitter. Retrieved 23 March 2024.