Description:
The Ataka, AT-9 Whirlwind NATO-codename, is a long range anti-tank missile designed to be installed on a wide range of platforms. It features a tandem shaped charge warhead to defeat ERA-protected armored vehicles, and a High Explosive (HE) warhead to defeat small vessels, fortifications, helicopters and light armored vehicles. Its guidance system consists of Semi Automatic Command to Line-Of-Sight (SACLOS) via radiofrequency immune to IR and electronic jam.
The Ataka anti-tank missile can be fired from attack helicopters, ground vehicles and small ships. It features enhanced lethality over its predecessors.
Specifications Dimensions: Diameter 130 mm, Length 1,830 mm
Weights: Max Weight 48.5 kg (107 lb)
Performance: Max Range 6,000 m (19,685 ft), Min Range 400 m (1,312 ft), Piercing in Armor 800 mm (31.50 in), Top Speed 400 mps (Mach 1.20)
Applications
Mi-28NE, Vikhr
Operators
Russia
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IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
Russia