Infantry Weapons

SARMAT system

The SARMAT system is a Ukrainian Luch remote weapon station that mounts anti-tank missiles, a machine gun, and optional thermal imaging on combat vehicles, light ships, and coast guard motorboats. Its official specifications describe a 2.5 km RK-3 missile option, a 5 km RK-2S option, and day/night guidance hardware, while Ukrainian officials described SARMAT among Luch's systems destroying enemy targets at the front during the Russia-Ukraine War.

Russia-Ukraine WarUkraine

Conflict side: Ukraine
Built by: State Kyiv Design Bureau Luch
Built in: Ukraine

SARMAT system, Remote-controlled anti-tank missile system, Infantry Weapons

Image source: SARMAT system image

Profile

Type: Remote-controlled anti-tank missile system
Conflict side: Ukraine
Origin: Ukraine
Service note: 2010s-present; documented in the Russia-Ukraine War

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Service History

In service: In Ukrainian service during the Russia-Ukraine War
Used by: Armed Forces of Ukraine
Wars: Russia-Ukraine War

Production History

Designer: State Kyiv Design Bureau Luch
Designed: 2010s
Built by: State Kyiv Design Bureau Luch
Built in: Ukraine
Produced: 2010s-present
Variants: Combat module with RK-3 missiles, Combat module with RK-2S missiles, Combat module with optional thermal imager

Specifications

Combat module mass: 410 kg with armament
Missile options: RK-3 antitank guided missile and RK-2S missile
Missile range: 2,500 m for RK-3; 5,000 m for RK-2S
Guidance: Laser-beam guidance with target tracking in automatic mode
Weapon fit: Rotating launcher, power unit, guidance device, machine gun, and remote control panel
Operating temperature: From -40 C to +60 C

Conflict Usage

Russia-Ukraine War: Side: UkraineRole: Vehicle-mounted anti-armor firesanti-tank precision fires
Used by Ukrainian forces in the Russia-Ukraine War as a remotely controlled anti-tank missile module seen in front-line use and described by Ukrainian officials as destroying enemy targets at the front.

SARMAT system Images

SARMAT system, Remote-controlled anti-tank missile system, Infantry Weapons - view 1 — Source: SARMAT system image

SARMAT system, Remote-controlled anti-tank missile system, Infantry Weapons - view 2 — Source: Antitank Guided Missile RK-3 image

SARMAT system, Remote-controlled anti-tank missile system, Infantry Weapons - view 3 — Source: Guidance device image

SARMAT system, Remote-controlled anti-tank missile system, Infantry Weapons - view 4 — Source: Thermal imaging device image

SARMAT system, Remote-controlled anti-tank missile system, Infantry Weapons - view 5 — Source: SARMAT system image

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Sources

SARMAT systemPublisher: State Kyiv Design Bureau Luch | Note: Official manufacturer page supporting SARMAT purpose, platform fit, launcher layout, guidance, RK-3 and RK-2S missile ranges, and technical specifications. | Accessed: 2026-06-22 Oleksandr Turchynov: Missiles of the SKDB “Luch” can precisely and reliably destroy the enemyPublisher: National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine | Note: Supports Russia-Ukraine War direct use: Ukrainian officials described SARMAT among Luch's anti-tank missile systems that effectively destroy enemy targets at the front. | Accessed: 2026-06-22 Poroshenko praises performance of Ukraine’s brand new Sarmat combat modulePublisher: UNIAN | Note: Supports Russia-Ukraine War direct-use context: Ukrainian reporting described SARMAT as a remotely controlled weapons system with anti-tank missiles in service testing and battlefield-relevant use. | Accessed: 2026-06-22 SARMAT system imagePublisher: State Kyiv Design Bureau Luch | Note: Image provenance for the SARMAT system primary image on the official product page. | Accessed: 2026-06-22 Antitank Guided Missile RK-3 imagePublisher: State Kyiv Design Bureau Luch | Note: Image provenance for the RK-3 missile component shown on the official product page. | Accessed: 2026-06-22 Guidance device imagePublisher: State Kyiv Design Bureau Luch | Note: Image provenance for the SARMAT guidance device shown on the official product page. | Accessed: 2026-06-22 Thermal imaging device imagePublisher: State Kyiv Design Bureau Luch | Note: Image provenance for the optional thermal imaging device shown on the official product page. | Accessed: 2026-06-22