The 9M120 Ataka is an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) originating from the Soviet Union. The NATO reporting name of the 9M120 missile is the AT-9 Spiral-2. It is the next major generation in the 9K114 Shturm family. The missile has radio command guidance and is also a beam riding SACLOS. This missile's primary variant was designed to defeat tanks with composite armour and explosive reactive armor. The 9M120 Ataka system is often confused with the 9K121 Vikhr system, despite being different weapons systems developed by different companies. The former was designed by the KBM machine-building design bureau and manufactured by the Degtyarev plant. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Russia exported the Ataka ATGM to Iran, Kazakhstan, and Slovenia.
9M120 missile with tandem HEAT warhead
The primary armaments of the BMPT include four Ataka-T missiles with two mounted on each side.
The 9P149 combat vehicle carries 12 Ataka missiles.
The Mi-28 attack helicopter carries 16 Ataka missiles for anti-tank missions.
9K114 Shturm - is a SACLOS radio guided anti-tank missile system of the Soviet Union. Its GRAU designation is 9K114. Its NATO reporting name is AT-6 Spiral. The missile itself is known as the 9M114 Kokon (Cocoon).
Armenian army MT-LB with Shturm-S
Shturm launch tubes(right) on the wing of an Mi-24
9P149 Shturm-S in Saint Petersburg Artillery Museum
9P149 vehicle with 9M114 missiles of anti-tank complex «Shturm-S» is firing
