Thread by @KesariDhwaj

Thread-ATGM for Mi-35:
- As per recent reports, Indian Air Force is buying anti-tank guided missiles for its fleet of Mi-35 helicopters from Russia.
- Linked report from Janes says these are AT-9 ‘Spiral-2’ or Ataka missiles.
janes.com/article/89602/…

- Weight(kg): (a) Missile- 49.5 (b) Warhead: 7.5
- Warhead Type: Tandem HEAT
- Speed: Supersonic
- Guidance: Radio command guidance ( target parameters are radioed to the missile by gunner)
- Range: 6 Km
- Claimed penetration: 950 mm RHa BEHIND ERA

- On Mi-35, whole system comprising of missile+guidance is called Shturm-VK
- Missile versions:
1) 9M120: Standard missile with tandem warhead
2) 9M120F: Thermobaric warhead
3) 9M120F-1: Blast fragmentation
- There are improved 9M120-1, 9M120-1F and 9M120-1F-1 versions as well.

-A Mi-35 can carry 8 such missiles.
- High supersonic speed ensures very less reaction time to target.
- Radio command guidance, instead of being wire-guided, gives more freedom of movement.
- Though, the missile is NOT fire & forget
No & type of ATAKA missiles to be brought+

+ is not know.
- As per Google, per unit cost of missile is USD 50K.
- More on missile guidance:
"By radio commands, the equipment includes a radio data-link receiver and a responder unit with a pulse flash lamp in the Control & Guidance section"
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