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The 9M133M Kornet-M^[2] (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.^[3] The system's use of an autotracker can make it more effective against low-flying aerial threats like helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).^[4][5] 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.^[6][7]

Users

•  Algeria^[8]
•  Bahrain^[9]
•  Cameroon
•  Iran^[10] (licensed production)
•  Russia^[11]
•  Saudi Arabia^[12] (licensed production)
•  Serbia (introduced in 2021)^[13]
•  Syria^[14]

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