Serbia; Army to induct AT-14 Kornet-EM ATGMS

According to information released by the Serbian Minister of Defense, Mister Nebojša Stefanović, Serbia will receive in December 2021, Russian Kornet anti-tank guided missile that will be used by the 72nd Special Operations Brigade. The Russian missile will be mounted on the Milosh, a 4×4 armored vehicle.

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The Kornet (NATO reporting name AT-14 Spriggan), Russian designation 9M133, is a modern Russian-made man-portable anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) designed to destroy main battle tanks. The export version of the Kornet is named Kornet-E.

The Kornet anti-tank missile was unveiled in October 1994 by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau. The development of the missile started in 1988 and entered into service with the Russian armed forces in 1998.

The 9M133 missile together with its 9P163-1 tripod launcher and 1PN79-1 thermal sight forms the 9K135 missile system, which can be carried and operated by a two-person infantry crew. The transfer to the firing position takes less than one minute, and preparation and production of a shot in at least one second. Kornet’s anti-tank missile system has been fitted with the top attack capability.

Serbia; Army to induct AT-14 Kornet-EM ATGMS

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