Konkurs missiles were documented in Ukraine with pro-government and separatist forces before the full-scale invasion, and Russian 9P148 Konkurs vehicles were reported near Vuhledar during winter-spring 2023 fighting.
Role detailsInfantry Weapons
9M113 Konkurs
Also known as
- AT-5 Spandrel
- 9K113 Konkurs
- Konkurs-M
- 9M113M Konkurs-M
- AT-5B Spandrel-B
The 9M113 Konkurs, NATO reporting name AT-5 Spandrel, is a Soviet wire-guided anti-tank guided missile family built for infantry launchers, BMP-series vehicle mounts, and the BRDM-2-based 9P148 carrier. Its SACLOS guidance, 135 mm missile body, and 4 km class engagement range kept the family useful after the Cold War, while the Konkurs-M modernization added tandem-HEAT and thermobaric options and remains in Russian export and Indian BDL production context.
Role in Conflicts
ARES documented Konkurs systems in 2011 Syrian Civil War use by multiple Syrian groups, including Ahrar al-Sham and the Syrian Arab Army, making the system a direct-fire anti-armor weapon on both catalog sides.
Role details
CSIS documented Houthi fighters using a Konkurs ATGM against a Saudi tank along the Saudi-Yemen border and identified a 9M113 Konkurs operated by a Houthi fighter.
Role details- Role in conflict
- Self-propelled anti-tank missile carrier
Oryx documented Armenian/Artsakh 9P148 Konkurs self-propelled anti-tank missile systems destroyed, damaged, or captured during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh fighting.
- Role in conflict
- Anti-armor guided missile fire
Video reporting documented GNA fighters firing a 9M113 Konkurs/AT-5 Spandrel ATGM at LNA targets south of Tripoli during the 2019 phase of the Libyan Civil War.
- Role in conflict
- Anti-armor guided missile fire
The Combating Terrorism Center described Hamas anti-tank units in the 2014 Gaza War as equipped with ATGMs reportedly including Konkurs and attempting long-range engagements against Israeli armor.
Profile / Specs
Profile
- Origin
- Soviet Union
- Built in
- Soviet UnionRussiaIndia
- Type
- SACLOS wire-guided anti-tank guided missile
- Service note
- Entered Soviet service in the 1970s; Konkurs-M modernization introduced in the early 1990s
- Designer
- KBP Instrument Design Bureau
- Designed
- 1960s-1970s
Specifications
- Guidance
- SACLOS command guidance transmitted by wire
- Range
- 75-4,000 m for Konkurs-M; 9M113 day range up to 4,000 m from 9P148 or 3,000 m from 9P135-series launchers
- Caliber
- 135 mm
- Warhead
- HEAT on 9M113; tandem HEAT or thermobaric options on Konkurs-M
- Armor penetration
- About 600 mm RHAe for 9M113; 750-800 mm behind ERA claimed for Konkurs-M
- Missile speed
- About 208 m/s average speed
- Launch weight
- About 14.5 kg missile; about 25-26.5 kg containerized missile depending on variant
Launch Platforms
| Launcher | Launcher type | Launch evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Armored personnel carrier | Army Guide and Tank-AFV describe the Fahd 240/30 APC as carrying a roof-mounted 9K113 Konkurs launcher with additional missiles stored internally. Sources: Army Guide Fahd, Tank-AFV Egyptian Tanks |
 | Airborne infantry fighting vehicle | WeaponSystems.net identifies the BMD-2 as a launch platform that can fire the 9M113 Konkurs missile family. Sources: Weaponsystems.net BMD-2 |
 | Mechanized infantry combat vehicle | The 9K113 Konkurs page lists the BMP-2 as a platform for the system, and the BMP-2 page says its roof-mounted launcher can fire Konkurs missiles. Sources: BMP-2 |
Launcher And Missile Context
Konkurs records often mix missile, launcher, and vehicle names. The missile can appear as a portable ground-launched weapon, as the 9P135 roof launcher on infantry fighting vehicles, or as a dedicated self-propelled anti-tank vehicle such as the 9P148.
| Designation | Context | What the sources show |
|---|---|---|
| 9M113 Konkurs | Missile | Baseline 135 mm SACLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile used from ground and vehicle launchers. |
| 9M113M Konkurs-M | Improved missile | Russian export and BDL product pages describe the improved missile with tandem-HEAT armor defeat, 75-4,000 m range, and BMP-II or ground-launcher compatibility. |
| 9P135 launcher | Ground and vehicle launcher family | WeaponSystems.net lists the BMP-2 roof-mounted 9P135 launcher as able to fire 9M113 Konkurs and 9M111 Fagot missiles. |
| 9P148 Konkurs | Self-propelled launcher vehicle | Battlefield loss reporting identifies 9P148 Konkurs vehicles in Nagorno-Karabakh and Ukraine, showing how the missile family appears as a vehicle-mounted anti-tank system. |
Sources: KONKURS-M Anti-Tank Guided Missile System; BDL Konkurs-M ATGM; BMP-2; The Fight For Nagorno-Karabakh: Documenting Losses On The Sides Of Armenia And Azerbaijan; Rare 9P148 Konkurs Mobile Anti-Tank Vehicles Used by Russians During Attacks on Vuhledar.
Timeline
9M113 Konkurs Key Events
Konkurs enters service
The Soviet 9M113 Konkurs family entered service as a SACLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile for ground and vehicle launchers.
Konkurs-M modernization
The Konkurs-M modernization introduced improved anti-armor performance, including tandem-warhead options for targets fitted with explosive reactive armor.
Documented in Ukraine
ARES documented Konkurs systems in Ukraine with pro-government and separatist forces before the later full-scale Russian invasion.
9P148 losses in Nagorno-Karabakh
Oryx recorded 9P148 Konkurs self-propelled anti-tank missile systems destroyed, damaged, or captured from Armenian/Artsakh forces during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh fighting.
Russian 9P148 vehicles near Vuhledar
Defense Express reported rare Russian 9P148 Konkurs vehicles operating near Vuhledar during the winter-spring 2023 fighting in Ukraine.
Related Weapon Systems
Sources
KONKURS-M Anti-Tank Guided Missile SystemPublisher: Rosoboronexport | Note: Official export product page for Konkurs-M role, range, guidance, caliber, warhead options, and launcher/container weights. | Accessed: 2026-06-30BDL Konkurs-M ATGMPublisher: Bharat Dynamics Limited | Note: Official BDL product page supporting Indian Konkurs-M production context, BMP-II or ground-launcher compatibility, tandem warhead, 75-4,000 m range, 135 mm caliber, flight time, and armor-penetration claim. | Accessed: 2026-06-30Introduction to the 9M113 Konkurs ATGMPublisher: Armament Research Services | Note: Supports development history, KBP design background, system characteristics, manufacturer context, variants, and documented Ukrainian and Syrian conflict use. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Weaponsystems.net BMD-2Publisher: WeaponSystems.net | Note: Supports the BMD-2 launch-platform relationship for the 9M113 Konkurs missile family. | Accessed: 2026-06-28Rare 9P148 Konkurs Mobile Anti-Tank Vehicles Used by Russians During Attacks on VuhledarPublisher: Defense Express | Note: Directly supports 2014 Russia-Ukraine War use context for Russian 9P148 Konkurs vehicles near Vuhledar in 2023. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Analysis: Discover the use of anti-tank weapons by Ukrainian soldiers to destroy Russian tanksPublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports 2014 Russia-Ukraine War context for Ukrainian anti-tank inventories that include Konkurs and describes the missile's guidance, range, and penetration claims. | Accessed: 2026-06-20BMP-2Publisher: WeaponSystems.net | Note: Supports the 9K113 Konkurs platform relationship by listing the BMP-2 as a vehicle that uses the system. | Accessed: 2026-06-289M113M ATM Konkurs-M Army-2022 2022-08-20 2513.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page; author Mike1979 Russia, own work, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-209M113 Konkurs mockup.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for a 9M113 Konkurs missile mockup and cutaway at NATO Days 2019; author Boevaya mashina, own work, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-209M113 Konkurs launcher.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for 9M113 Konkurs launch rails on a 9P148 vehicle; author Vitaly Kuzmin, own work, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-209P148 vehicle with 9M111, 9M111M, 9M113 missilesPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for a 9P148 Konkurs carrier with 9M113 missiles at the Saint Petersburg artillery museum; author One half 3544, released to the public domain. | Accessed: 2026-06-20The Missile War in YemenPublisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Directly supports 2014 Yemen Civil War use context: 9M113 Konkurs ATGMs were used by Houthi fighters against Saudi armor and operated by a Houthi fighter. | Accessed: 2026-06-20The Fight For Nagorno-Karabakh: Documenting Losses On The Sides Of Armenia And AzerbaijanPublisher: Oryx | Note: Directly supports 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict use context for 9P148 Konkurs self-propelled anti-tank missile systems fielded by Armenian/Artsakh forces and documented as destroyed, damaged, or captured. | Accessed: 2026-06-20GNA fighters fire 9M113 Konkurs/AT-5 Spandrel south of TripoliPublisher: Live Universal Awareness Map | Note: Directly supports 2014 Second Libyan Civil War use: video reporting of a 9M113 Konkurs/AT-5 Spandrel ATGM fired by GNA fighters at LNA targets south of Tripoli. | Accessed: 2026-06-21Forecast International BMD-3 / BMD-4 / BMD-4M PDFPublisher: Forecast International | Note: Supports the BMD-4M turret launcher for the 9M113/9M113M Konkurs wire-guided anti-tank missile. | Accessed: 2026-06-28Army Guide FahdPublisher: Army Guide | Note: Supports the Fahd 240/30 APC carrying a roof-mounted 9K113 Konkurs launcher with additional missiles stored internally. | Accessed: 2026-06-28Tank-AFV Egyptian TanksPublisher: Tank-AFV | Note: Supports the Fahd 240/30 APC's roof-mounted Konkurs launcher fit. | Accessed: 2026-06-28The Combat Performance of Hamas in the Gaza War of 2014Publisher: Combating Terrorism Center at West Point | Note: Directly supports 2014 Gaza War use context: Hamas anti-tank units were equipped with ATGMs reportedly including Konkurs and attempted long-range engagements against Israeli armor. | Accessed: 2026-06-30