Municiones

9M120 Ataka

Also known as
  • Ataka
  • AT-9 Spiral-2
  • 9M120
  • 9M120 Ataka-V
  • 9M120-1
  • 9M120M
  • 9M120F
  • 9M220O
  • 9A220O
  • Spiral-2/AT-9

El 9M120 Ataka es una familia sovietica/rusa de misiles guiados antitanque desarrollada a partir del 9M114 Shturm para lanzamiento desde helicopteros y vehiculos. Su guiado SACLOS por mando por radio, alcance base de 6 km y opciones de ojiva HEAT en tandem y ojivas especializadas lo situan entre los misiles Shturm heredados y armas rusas mas modernas lanzadas desde helicoptero; el uso documentado incluye empleo desde helicopteros rusos en Ucrania y Siria.

9M120 Ataka, Misil guiado antitanque por mando por radio, Municiones
Image source: File:9M120 Ataka.jpg

Role in Conflicts

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Union Sovietica / Rusia
Built in
Russia
Type
Misil guiado antitanque por mando por radio
Service note
Finales de la Guerra Fria / servicio postsovietico
Designer
Kolomna Machine-Building Design Bureau
Designed
Finales de la decada de 1980
Produced
1992-presente
Developed from
9K114 Shturm

Specifications

Designaciones
Sistema 9K120 Ataka; misil 9M120; nombre de informe OTAN AT-9 Spiral-2
Guiado
SACLOS por mando por radio, con receptor de guiado por haz laser indicado en misiles 9M120-1 posteriores
Alcance
400 m minimo a 6 km maximo para 9M120; 800 m minimo a 8 km maximo para 9M120M
Ojiva
HEAT en tandem, con variantes termobaricas y antihelicoptero disponibles
Penetracion
Mas de 800 mm de RHA despues de blindaje reactivo explosivo para 9M120; alrededor de 950 mm para 9M120M
Plataformas de lanzamiento
Helicoptero de ataque Mi-28, modernizaciones de Mi-24 y Mi-17, BMPT-72 y versiones lanzadas desde buques
Peso
48,5 kg para 9M120; 49,2 kg para 9M120M; 49,5 kg para 9M120F; alrededor de 50 kg para 9A220O
Calibre
130 mm
Longitud del misil
1.830 mm en contenedor de transporte-lanzamiento; alrededor de 2.100 mm en vuelo
Velocidad maxima
550 m/s
Envolvente 9M120-1
Alcance de 0,4-6,0 km y al menos 800 mm de penetracion tras ERA en el sistema de armas guiadas ATAKA-T
Altitud de lanzamiento
Hasta 4.000 m
Designation And Warheads

Las designaciones Ataka separan la familia de misiles de las ramas posteriores de alcance, ojiva y control de lanzador. Las referencias publicas varian sobre el indice antihelicoptero, por lo que la rama antiaerea se lee mejor como una designacion agrupada de estilo 9A220O/9M220O, no como armas de catalogo separadas.

9M120-1

Misil ATAKA-T modernizado enumerado por KBM con guiado semiautomatico por haz laser, alcance de 0,4-6,0 km y al menos 800 mm de penetracion tras ERA.

Fuentes: ATAKA-T Guided Weapon System; Anti-Tank Guided Missiles 9M120-1.

9M120M

Miembro antiblindaje de alcance extendido, enumerado por Missilery con un alcance de 800 m a 8 km y alrededor de 950 mm de penetracion.

Fuente: Missilery Ataka-V Aircraft Missile System.

9M120F

Rama termobarica para blancos no blindados, bunkeres, personal protegido y estructuras; TASS informo el uso de esta variante cerca de Palmira en Siria.

Fuentes: Missilery Ataka-V Aircraft Missile System; TASS Mi-28N Syria Combat Debut.

9M120-1F / 9M120-1F-1

Ramas modernizadas de alto explosivo enumeradas por KBM como componentes ATAKA-T; Rosoboronexport describe opciones de ojiva de combustible-aire y fragmentacion para misiles de tipo ATAKA.

Fuentes: ATAKA-T Guided Weapon System; Anti-Tank Guided Missiles 9M120-1.

9M220O / 9A220O

Rama antihelicoptero con ojiva de varillas expansivas o varilla continua y espoleta de proximidad para blancos aereos de baja velocidad.

Fuentes: GICHD Explosive Ordnance Guide for Ukraine 2025; 9M120 Ataka.

Sistemas de lanzamiento terrestres

Sources place Ataka-family missiles on Russian attack helicopters and selected upgraded transport/assault helicopter configurations.

LauncherLauncher typeLaunch evidence
Mi-28, Attack helicopter, Aircraft & UAVsMi-28Attack helicopter

WeaponSystems.net says the 9M120 is mainly used on the Mi-28, and Rosoboronexport lists 9M120-1 Ataka-type missiles with the Mi-28NME.

Sources: 9M120 Ataka, Mi-28NME

Mi-24/Mi-35, Attack helicopter and armed assault transport, Aircraft & UAVsMi-24/Mi-35Attack and combat-transport helicopter family

WeaponSystems.net places Ataka on some Mi-24 upgrades, while Rosoboronexport lists 9M120-1 Ataka-type missiles with the Mi-35M.

Sources: 9M120 Ataka, Mi-35M

Mi-8/Mi-17, Medium twin-turbine utility transport helicopter, Aircraft & UAVsMi-8/Mi-17Transport and assault helicopter family

WeaponSystems.net lists Ataka on some Mi-17 upgrades; this relationship is upgrade-specific and does not imply every Mi-8/Mi-17 variant carries it.

Sources: 9M120 Ataka

Ka-52, Attack and reconnaissance helicopter, Aircraft & UAVsKa-52Scout-attack helicopter

Rosoboronexport lists 9M120-1 Ataka-type missiles with the Ka-52E combat scout-attack helicopter.

Sources: Ka-52E

9K114 Shturm, Radio-command anti-tank guided missile system, Infantry Weapons9K114 ShturmSistema ATGM autopropulsado

Army Recognition, citando el catalogo del desarrollador KBM, dice que los 9P149 Shturm-S y Shturm-SM modernizados disparan misiles 9M120 Ataka.

Sistemas de lanzamiento terrestres
LauncherLauncher typeLaunch evidence
9K114 Shturm, Radio-command anti-tank guided missile system, Infantry Weapons9K114 ShturmSistema ATGM autopropulsado

Army Recognition, citando el catalogo del desarrollador KBM, dice que los 9P149 Shturm-S y Shturm-SM modernizados disparan misiles 9M120 Ataka.

Sources: Russian Army Widens Targets for Shturm-S

Timeline

9M120 Ataka Key Events

  1. La familia Ataka sucede a Shturm

    GICHD describe el 9M120 Ataka como sucesor del 9M114 Shturm y fecha el sistema en la decada de 1980.

    Sources: GICHD Explosive Ordnance Guide for Ukraine 2025

  2. Se acepta la modernizacion Shturm-SM

    TechInsider, citando el contexto de Rostec, informo que el complejo modernizado Shturm-SM fue aceptado con un misil Ataka mas nuevo, un canal de control por haz laser y opciones ampliadas de ojiva.

    Sources: Shturm-SM Ataka Adoption Report

  3. Se informa el debut en combate del Mi-28N en Siria

    TASS informo el uso ruso de misiles 9M120 y 9M120F Ataka desde Mi-28N cerca de Palmira durante combates contra blancos del Estado Islamico.

    Sources: TASS Mi-28N Syria Combat Debut

  4. La guia de GICHD documenta uso en Ucrania

    La tercera edicion de la guia de GICHD sobre municiones explosivas en Ucrania enumera el 9M120 Ataka como usado extensamente en Ucrania.

    Sources: GICHD Explosive Ordnance Guide for Ukraine 2025

Media

9M120 Ataka Images

9M120 Ataka, Misil guiado antitanque por mando por radio, Municiones - view 1
Source: File:9M120 ATGM Ataka.jpg
9M120 Ataka, Misil guiado antitanque por mando por radio, Municiones - view 2
Source: File:Mi-28 armament.jpg
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Sources

9M120 AtakaPublisher: WeaponSystems.net | Note: Supports the Ataka family's improved performance over 9M114, baseline range, penetration, and family variants. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Anti-Tank Guided Missiles 9M120-1Publisher: Rosoboronexport | Note: Supports ATAKA-type missile mission set, launch-platform context, and official product-background information. | Accessed: 2026-07-01File:9M120 Ataka.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and licensing for the 9M120 missile image used on this page. | Accessed: 2026-07-01File:9M120 ATGM Ataka.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and CC BY-SA 4.0 licensing for the 9M120 ATGM gallery image. | Accessed: 2026-07-01File:Mi-28 armament.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and public-domain status for the Mi-28 armament gallery image. | Accessed: 2026-07-01GICHD Explosive Ordnance Guide for Ukraine 2025Publisher: Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining | Note: Supports the 9M120 Ataka as explosive ordnance used extensively in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Popular Mechanics Russian Airpower CounteroffensivePublisher: Popular Mechanics | Note: Supports Russian helicopter use of 9M120 Ataka missiles during the full-scale Ukraine phase of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War. | Accessed: 2026-07-01TASS Mi-28N Syria Combat DebutPublisher: TASS | Note: Supports Russian Mi-28N use of 9M120 and 9M120F Ataka missiles near Palmyra during the 2011 Syrian Civil War. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Missilery Ataka-V Aircraft Missile SystemPublisher: Missilery.info | Note: Supports Ataka-V variant structure, launch-platform context, range values, and missile dimensions. | Accessed: 2026-07-01ATAKA-T Guided Weapon SystemPublisher: Kolomna Machine-Building Design Bureau via Internet Archive | Note: Supports ATAKA-T components, 9M120-1 and 9M120-1F missile designations, laser beam-riding guidance, range, penetration, and carrier compatibility. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Shturm-SM Ataka Adoption ReportPublisher: TechInsider | Note: Supports the 2014 Shturm-SM adoption timeline, Kolomna KBM origin, 6 km range, 550 m/s maximum speed, and added laser-beam control channel. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Mi-28NMEPublisher: Rosoboronexport | Note: Supports Rosoboronexport listing 9M120-1 Ataka-type missiles with the Mi-28NME attack helicopter. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Mi-35MPublisher: Rosoboronexport | Note: Supports Rosoboronexport listing 9M120-1 Ataka-type missiles with the Mi-35M attack and combat-transport helicopter. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Ka-52EPublisher: Rosoboronexport | Note: Supports Rosoboronexport listing 9M120-1 Ataka-type missiles with the Ka-52E scout-attack helicopter. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Russian Army Widens Targets for Shturm-SPublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports the 9P149 Shturm-S and Shturm-SM as launch systems for 9M120 Ataka missiles. | Accessed: 2026-07-01