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Hermes (missile)

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Place of origin
  
Russia

Length
  
3500 mm

Weight
  
130 kg

Type
  
Air-to-surface and surface-to-surface missile

Manufacturer
  
KBP Instrument Design Bureau

Diameter
  
booster stage = 210 mm, sustainer stage = 130 mm

Hermes (Russian: Гермес) is a family of modularly-designed guided missiles developed in Russia by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau. Capable of being fired from aerial (Hermes-A), land based (hermes) and naval (Hermes-K) platforms, the Hermes system features a multistage rocket missile with a high-powered booster, and fire-and-forget capability. It is designed to engage single and multiple targets (including tanks and other AFVs, fortifications of various types, naval surface targets and low-speed flying vehicles) with single or volley fire at ranges of up to 100 km[3].

Warhead: 28 kg Blast Frag Explosive: 18 kg Armour penetration: 1 000 mm Guidance: Semi-Active Laser Homing, IR Homing, Radar Homing

References

Hermes (missile) Wikipedia