Hermes (missile)
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| Hermes | |
|---|---|
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| Typ | Air-to-surface Surface-to-surface missile Land-attack missile Anti-tank guided missile Surface-to-air missile |
| Place of origin | Russland |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2016-present |
| Wars | Syrian Civil War[1] |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau[2] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 130 kg |
| Length | 3500 mm |
| Diameter | booster stage, 170 mm; sustainer stage, 130 mm |
| Warhead | High explosive fragmentation |
| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket |
Operational range | 20 km (Hermes-A) 100 km with two stages (Hermes-S/K) 100 km (Hermes-2) |
| Maximum speed | 1300 m/s (Hermes-A/S/K) 2050 - 2750 m/s (Hermes-2) |
Guidance system | target area: radio-command guidance, terminal path: semi-active laser guidance, infrared guidance |
Launch platform | Rotary and fixed-wing platforms, unmanned combat aerial vehicles, tripods, ships, and ground vehicles |
Hermes (Russian: Гермес)[3][4][5] is a family of modularly-designed guided missiles developed in Russia by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau.
Hermes-A is used by Kamov Ka-52K helicopter while Hermes-K is used by Pantsir-ME CIWS. A new Hermes-2 (or Izdeliye 305) is an upgraded variant, used by Kamov Ka-52M and Mil Mi-28NM helicopter. Hermes-2 featuring a new propulsion system allowing a maximum speed of Mach 6-8, their hypersonic speed can destroy any armored heavy-weight vehicle even outfitted with an Active Protection System (APS).[6]
Description
The Hermes system features a multistage rocket missile with a high-powered booster, and fire-and-forget capability with laser guidance and infrared homing.[7] It is designed to engage single and multiple targets (including tanks and other AFVs, fortifications of various types, naval surface targets and high-speed flying vehicles) with single or volley fire at ranges of up to 100 km and can track and destroy over-the-horizon targets.[8]
The high speed of the Hermes-2 likely gives it better target-penetration characteristics than subsonic anti-tank missiles. ~110 kg as heavy and Mach 6-8 speed, the Hermes-2's kinetic energy is ≈500 megajoules (or equal to 120 kg TNT explosive energy). This kinetic energy is easily to destroy any tank, even without missile's explosive warhead. Its Mach 6-8 speed means that it cannot be intercepted by existing Active Protection System and its precision makes it lethal to heavy targets such as main battle tank.[9]
It can be fired from aerial platform (Hermes-A, Hermes-2), land based (Hermes-S) and naval platforms (Hermes-K). The newest Russian combat helicopter Mi-28NM/Ka-52M will be able to carry up to four Hermes-2.
Parameters
- Warhead: 28 kg blast fragmentation
- Explosive: 18 kg
- Armour penetration: 1,000 mm
- Guidance: Semi-active laser homing, IR homing, radar homing[10]
Variants
- Hermes-A: Air-launched version
- Hermes-K: Naval version
- Hermes-S: Land vehicle version
- Hermes-2: Upgrade Air-launched version, hypersonic speed.
See also
References
- ^ "Russia to test new anti-tank guided missiles in Syria". www.rbth.com. 28 October 2016.
- ^ "HERMES Guided Weapon System". Archived from the original on 4 March 2012.
- ^ Sam, Benton (23 April 2017). "30 Russian weapons worrying the world".
- ^ "Ancile". www.deagel.com.
- ^ "Ancile". www.deagel.com.
- ^ https://www.deagel.com/Defensive%20Weapons/Hermes/a001878
- ^ Litovkin, Nikolai (28 October 2016). "Russia to test new anti-tank guided missiles in Syria".
- ^ Комплекс управляемого вооружения «ГЕРМЕС» (in Russian). ГУП «Конструкторское бюро приборостроения». Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ https://www.deagel.com/Defensive%20Weapons/Hermes/a001878
- ^ "Противотанковый ракетный комплекс Гермес - Ракетная техника". rbase.new-factoria.ru. Archived from the original on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
External links
- more detailed description in official site on GWS «Hermes»
- more detailed description in official site on GWS «Hermes-A»
- more detailed description in official site on GWS «Hermes-K»
- Deagel summary on «Hermes»
- Deagel summary on «Hermes-A»
- Deagel summary on «Hermes-K»
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