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HERMES-A
Guided Weapon System
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Hermes-A guided weapon system

Сверхзвуковая управляемая ракета «Гермес» и контейнер

HERMES supersonic guided missile and tube

MAIN SPECIFICATIONS
HERMES-A System
Maximum firing range by day and night 15-20 km
Guidance:
   target area inertial/radio-command
   terminal path homing
Missile load up to 16 pcs.
HERMES Missile
Maximum velocity 1000 m/s
Warhead weight 28 kg
Warhead type HEF
Missile weight (in tube) 110 kg
Caliber:
   booster stage 170 mm
   sustainer stage 130 mm
Tube length 3500 mm

DESIGNED to destroy by day and night:

  • current and future tanks
  • lightly armoured vehicles, fortifications and constructions
  • surface targets
  • low-velocity air targets

COMPONENTS:

  • Hermes guided missile in tube
  • system control equipment
  • 2 launchers
  • maintenance facilities

CARRIERS: various assault and combat fixed- and rofary-wing aircraft.
Hermes-A on КА-52 helicopter
 Hermes-A on attack aircraft

ENSURES:

  • new combat abilities of transport and attack helicopters by range increase and supersonic velocity of guided missile;
  • reduction of friendly losses under countermeasures created by the enemy's air-defence assets;
  • kill of small-size targets by a single missile, functional destruction of large-size objects by consecutive damages to the vital parts;
  • high combat effectiveness provided by salvo fire (two-missiles salvo against different targets) and automatic operation of the system.
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