According to Telangana Today, Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) and the Indian Army have signed a contract for the manufacture and supply of Konkurs–M Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (NATO reporting name: AT-5B Spandrel-B) to the Indian Army. The contract, which was signed in New Delhi on February 2, will be executed in three years.
BDL produces an updated variant of the Konkurs, designated Konkurs-M. BDL offers the 9K111-1M upgraded anti-tank system that comprises the 9M113 missile. Konkurs–M can be launched either from a BMP-2 IFV or from a ground launcher. It has a range between 75 to 4,000 meters, with a flight time of 19 seconds. The original 9M113 with a single-charge warhead can penetrate 600 mm of rolled homogeneous armor (RHA). Tandem warhead – with an extended explosive probe. The warhead penetration is 750–800 mm vs RHA: tandem (800 mm (behind a layer of Explosive Reactive Armor)) at 4,000 m (3,500 m in night (passive) mode).