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) 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.^{[ citation needed ]} The system's use of an autotracker can make it more effective against low-flying aerial threats like helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).^{[ citation needed ]} 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. ^{[4] [5]}

Users

• Algeria ^[6]
• Bahrain ^[7]
• Cameroon
• Iran ^[8] (licensed production)
• Russia ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Saudi Arabia ^[9] (licensed production)
• Serbia (introduced in 2021) ^[10]
• Syria

References

1. "Kornet-EM Anti-Tank Guided Missile System". www.army-technology.com. Army Technology.
2. "KORNET-EM Anti-Tank Guided Missile System".
3. "Комплекс Корнет-Д / Корнет-ЭМ". Сайт militaryrussia.ru. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
4. "ЦАМТО / / В России разработали новую управляемую авиационную ракету Х-БПЛА". armstrade.org.
5. "Russia tests Orion UCAV in air-to-air role". Janes.com. 22 December 2021.
6. Martin, Guy (16 November 2016). "Algerian Su-30MKA and Kornet deliveries moving forward - defenceWeb". www.defenceweb.co.za.
7. "Bahrain becomes launch customer for Russian Kornet-EM system". Jane's 360.
8. "Иран скопировал новейшую российскую ракету". 4 December 2016.
9. "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.
10. Manojlović, Mila (8 December 2021). "Srbija obnavlja nabavku naoružanja iz Rusije". Radio Slobodna Evropa.