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Vikhr
Region
Russia
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
The 9A4172K Vikhr-1 (AT-16) long-range antitank guided missile is a large dual-purpose antitank/air-to-air missile. The laser-guided antitank projectile can be launched from air, land or sea. The missile is designed to engage armoured ground targets that are equipped with explosive reactive armour, at a range of 8km when fired from a helicopter and 10km when fired from a fixed-wing aircraft. The 9A4172 Vikhr-1 missile was commissioned by the Russian military in
1995.