The 9M113 Konkurs (Template:Langx; Template:Langx; NATO reporting name AT-5 Spandrel) is a Soviet SACLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile.[1]
A development of the 9K111 Fagot with greater firepower, the 9M113 Konkurs can use the same launchers and is very similar visually, distinguishable only by a slight bulge towards the end of the Konkurs' missile tube.
Development
The 9M113 Konkurs was developed by the Tula Machinery Design Bureau (Tula KBP). Development began with the aim of producing the next generation of SACLOS anti-tank missiles, for use in both the man-portable role and the tank destroyer role. The 9M113 Konkurs was developed alongside the 9M111; the missiles use similar technology, differing only in size.
The original 9M113 with a single-charge warhead can penetrate 600 mm of rolled homogeneous armor (RHA).[2]
The missile entered service in 1974. Iran bought a license for the Konkurs in 1991 and began producing a copy, the Tosan (not to be confused with the Toophan), sometime around 2000.[3][4]
In 1992, the export price of a 9M113 missile was $13,000 United States dollars and the price of a 9P135M launcher was $135,000.[1]
Design
The missile is designed to be fired from tracked/wheeled vehicles,[5] although it can also be fired from the later models of 9M111 launchers. It is an integral part of the BMP-2, BMD-2 and BRDM-2 vehicles. The missile is stored and carried in a fiberglass container/launch tube.
The system uses a gas generator to push the missile out of the launch tube.[1] The gas also exits from the rear of the launch tube in a similar manner to a recoilless rifle. The missile leaves the launch tube at 80 meters per second, and is quickly accelerated to 200 meters per second by its solid fuel motor. This initial high speed reduces the missile's deadzone, since it can be launched directly at the target, rather than in an upward arc. In flight, the missile spins at between five and seven revolutions per second.
The launcher tracks the position of an incandescent infrared bulb on the back of the missile relative to the target and transmits appropriate commands to the missile via a thin wire that trails behind the missile. The system has an alarm that activates when it detects jamming from a system like Shtora. The operator can then take manual control, reducing the missile to MCLOS. The SACLOS guidance system has many benefits over MCLOS. The system's accuracy is quoted in some sources as 90%, though its performance is probably comparable to the BGM-71 TOW or later SACLOS versions of the 9K11 Malyutka.
Models
- 9M113 Konkurs (NATO: AT-5 Spandrel, AT-5A Spandrel A)
- 9M113M Konkurs-M (NATO: AT-5B Spandrel B) Tandem warhead – with extended explosive probe. The warhead penetration is 750–800 mm vs RHA. Adopted in 1991.[6] Missile 9M113M 1990. Tandem (800 mm (behind a layer of ERA)). 4,000 m (3500 m night (passive)).[6]
- Towsan-1, Tosan, Towsan, or M113: Iranian licensed[2] 9M113M Konkurs-M (AT-5B Spandrel B) copy.[7] Introduced in early 2000.[3][8] Unclear if still in production.[9][10] Used primarily by paratroopers and armored vehicles.[11]
- 9N131M1 – Warhead, upgraded version.[2]
- 9N131M2-1 – Warhead, the newest upgraded version.[2]
Operators
Current operators
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Former operators
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Non-State operators
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See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Introduction to the 9M113 Konkurs ATGM. Armament Research Services (ARES)(27 July 2016). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Christopher F. Foss, Jane's Defence Weekly, Another ATGW for IranTemplate:Webarchive
- ↑ AT-5 Spandrel / 9K113 Konkurs 9M113. armyrecognition.com(12 January 2019). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Противотанковый ракетный комплекс Конкурс-М - Ракетная техника. rbase.new-factoria.ru. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
- ↑ Jane's Missiles and Rockets, 2002
- ↑ Another ATGW for Iran – Jane's Military Aerospace(May 26, 2000).
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Saudi-led Coalition seizes Iranian arms en route to Yemen – Armament Research Services. armamentresearch.com(30 September 2015). Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ↑ Iran to continue local production of Russian anti-tank missiles 9M11 and 9M113 TASS 10603161 – March 2016 Global Defense Security news industry – Defense Security global news industry army 2016 – Archive News year, TASS. www.armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ↑ Galen Wright, Iranian Military Capability 2011 – Ground Forces – March 15th 2011
- ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 Chapter Five: Russia and Eurasia. The Military Balance({Template:Year).
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- ↑ Armenia broadens procurement horizons in drive to modernise armed forces, Ribe, Albert Vidal(14 July 2025). Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ↑ Janes | Latest defence and security news. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
- ↑ Analysis: Belarus receives two first Su-30SM fighters. airrecognition.com. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 Chapter Four: Europe. The Military Balance({Template:Year).
- ↑ Egypt army successfully installs AT-4 Spandrel to Fahd APCs. EgyptToday(19 July 2018). Retrieved 2020-09-16.
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- ↑ Egy új páncéltörő rendszer bemutatkozása a Magyar Honvédségben. Haditechnika({Template:Date).
- ↑ India to order large number of Javelin anti-tank missiles from US. The Times of India(2010-08-17). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
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- ↑ CCS Clears USD 250 Million Konkur Missiles for Army. DefenceNow(2012-10-26). Retrieved 2012-10-27.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Indian Army to get BDL-manufactured Konkurs-M anti-tank guided missiles from Hyderabad company. The Times of India(2022-02-02). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ↑ Bharat Dynamics signs contract with Indian Army for supply of Konkurs anti-tank missiles. India Today(2022-02-03). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ↑ ЦАМТО / / СВ Индии получат дополнительную партию ПТУР «Конкурс-М». armstrade.org. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
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- ↑ Janes | Latest defence and security news. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 The military balance, 1989-1990{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Brassey's(1989). ISBN 978-0080375694
- ↑ Заказ на противотанковые ракетные комплексы "Конкурс-М" вырос в разы - Еженедельник "Военно-промышленный курьер". vpk-news.ru. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
- ↑ Small Arms Survey 2015: weapons and the world{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Cambridge University Press(2015)
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- ↑ SIPRI Arms Transfers Database
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- ↑ Israel Finds Large Troves of Russian Arms in Hezbollah's Hands(19 November 2024). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ↑ Yemen war 2016 Houthi fighters use Russian KONKURS ATGM to destroy Saudi army Abrams Tank, News Of Yemen(30 January 2016). Retrieved 12 March 2017.
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- ↑ Discerning Iran's Role in Expanding Houthi Rocket Capabilities - Foundation for Defense of Democracies. www.defenddemocracy.org. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ↑ Vehicles and equipment captured by the Islamic State inside Syria until November 2014. Oryx Blog. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ↑ Northern Iraq PKK-Weapon Caches of Operation 'Claw Tiger'. Silah Report(2020-08-27). Retrieved 2021-05-27.
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