Hermes (missile)

Russian multi-role guided missile

Hermes

Type| Air-to-surface
Surface-to-surface
Land-attack
Anti-tank guided missile
Surface-to-air
Place of origin| Russia
Production history
Manufacturer| KBP Instrument Design Bureau[1]
Specifications
Mass| 110 kg (missile + container, 170 mm booster stage)[2]
130 kg (missile + container, 210 mm booster stage)[2]
Length| 3500 mm (container)[2]
Diameter| booster stage, 170/210 mm;[2]
sustainer stage, 130 mm[2]

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Engine| Solid-fuel rocket

Operational
range

| 15-20 km (170 mm booster stage)[2]
100 km (210 mm booster stage)[2]
Maximum speed | 1000 m/s (170 mm booster stage)[2]
1300 m/s (210 mm booster stage)[2]

Guidance
system

| target area: radio-command guidance, terminal path: semi-active laser guidance

Launch
platform

| Rotary and fixed-wing platforms, ships, and ground vehicles

For other uses, see Hermes (disambiguation).

Hermes (Russian: Гермес)[3] is a family of modularly designed guided missiles developed in Russia by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau.

The Hermes missile can be used from air, ground or naval launchers.

## Development

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Development of the Hermes by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau started in the 1990s. The missile bears a striking resemblance to the 57E6 used by the Pantsir missile system, and it is probably a derivative of this model. The Hermes-A variant was trialed in 2003. The series production of the Hermes was meant to start in 2011-2012, but this did not happen, as the development process was stopped for several years.[2] In 2016, it was announced that the Hermes missile would be tested in live conditions in Syria.[3] However, nothing indicates that this actually happened. But in the late 2010s, a series of announcements signaled a renewed interest in the missile, following experience from the Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war showing the need for more high-precision armaments.[2]

## Description

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The Hermes system features a multistage rocket missile with a high-powered booster. Two booster diameters are available, 170 and 210 mm. It uses inertial and/or radio-command guidance for the cruise phase, and semi-active laser guidance for the terminal phase. Radar and infrared homing are also talked about. The Hermes is designed to engage a great variety of targets, including armoured vehicles, fortifications of various types, small naval surface targets, artillery positions, slow-flying air targets, and others.[2] It can be fired single or in volleys at ranges of up to 100 km and can track and destroy over-the-horizon targets.[4]

## Characteristics

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* Warhead: 27.5 kg[2]
* Explosive: 13 kg[2]
* Guidance: Inertial and/or radio-command guidance (cruise phase), semi-active laser homing (terminal). Possible infrared and radar homing[2]

## Variants

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* Hermes-A: Air-launched version.[5][6] To be used by the Kamov Ka-52 (up to 16 launchers) and possibly the Sukhoi Su-25. Range between 15 and 20 km.[2]
* Hermes-K: Naval version.[7] Two types of supports are available: a simpler support with four launchers for lighter naval units, and a modified version of the AK-306 CIWS with four launchers for heavier vessels. The Hermes-K's range can be increased up to 100 km with the use of the 210 mm booster.[2]
* Hermes-S: Land vehicle version.[8][9] Uses a Kamaz truck chassis, transporting up to 24 missiles. Versions with and without a guidance system for the missiles have been shown in designer drawings. Moreover, a fire-control vehicle with a mast-mounted radar or opto-electronic detection system has also been shown. A coastal defence version is also possible. The Hermes-S's range can be increased to 100 km with the use of the 210 mm booster.[2]

## See also

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* Nimrod - (Israel)
* 9M337 Sosna-R - (Russia)
* Pantsir missile system - (Russia)
* Pantsir-M - (Russia)

## References

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1. ^ "HERMES Guided Weapon System". Archived from the original on 4 March 2012.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "[Actu] Le retour des missiles "Hermes"". Red Samovar. 7 November 2018.
3. ^ a b Рамм, Алексей (26 October 2016). "Российская армия испытает в Сирии сверхдальнобойные ракеты". iz.ru.
4. ^ Комплекс управляемого вооружения «ГЕРМЕС» (in Russian). ГУП «Конструкторское бюро приборостроения». Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
5. ^ "HERMES-A Guided Weapon System". KBP Instrument Design Bureau. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
6. ^ "HERMES-A Guided Weapon System". KBP Instrument Design Bureau. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010.
7. ^ "HERMES-K Guided Weapon System". KBP Instrument Design Bureau. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010.
8. ^ "HERMES Guided Weapon System". Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
9. ^ "HERMES Guided Weapon System". KBP Instrument Design Bureau. Archived from the original on 14 February 2010.

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NATO designation for Russian and former Soviet Union missiles

Air-to-air
(full list)|

* AA-1 Alkali
* AA-2 Atoll
* AA-3 Anab
* AA-4 Awl
* AA-5 Ash
* AA-6 Acrid
* AA-7 Apex
* AA-8 Aphid
* AA-9 Amos
* AA-10 Alamo
* AA-11 Archer
* AA-12 Adder
* AA-13 Arrow
* K-74M2 (R-73M)
* K-77M (R-77M)
* KS-172

Air-
to-surface
(full list)|

* 10Kh 14Kh 18Kh RV-1
* AS-1 Kennel
* AS-2 Kipper
* AS-3 Kangaroo
* AS-4 Kitchen
* AS-5 Kelt
* AS-6 Kingfish
* AS-7 Kerry
* AS-8 Kokon AT-6
* AS-9 Kyle
* AS-10 Karen
* AS-11 Kilter
* AS-12 Kegler
* AS-13 Kingbolt
* AS-14 Kedge
* AS-15 Kent
* AS-16 Kickback
* AS-17 Krypton
* AS-18 Kazoo
* AS-X-19 Koala
* AS-20 Kayak
* AS-X-21
* AS-22 Kh-59MK2S/69
* AS-4M Kh-32
* AS-23 Kh-38/36
* AS-24 Kh-36
* Kh-45
* AS-25 Kh-50
* AS-26 Kodiak
* Kh-90
* AS-27 Sunburn A Kh-41
* AS-28 Strobile A Kh-61
* AS-29 Sizzler Club A
* Hermes A ATS
* Kh-50
* LMUR Izd. 305
* Iz 85 Kh-MD-E
* Kh-74M2 "GZUR"
* AS-X-36 Stone AH (Kh-76)
* AS-37 BrahMos AL
* Zirkon (Kh-72) ASM
* BrahMos-II

Anti-tank
guided
(full list)|

* AT-1 Snapper
* AT-2 Swatter
* AT-3 Sagger
* AT-4 Spigot
* AT-5 Spandrel
* AT-6 Spiral
* AT-7 Saxhorn
* AT-8 Songster
* AT-9 Spiral-2
* AT-10 Stabber
* AT-11 Sniper
* AT-12 Swinger
* AT-13 Saxhorn-2
* АТ-14 Spriggan
* АТ-15 Springer
* AT-16 Scallion
* 'Avtonomya' IR FF
* Hermes A/M/K ATS
* LMUR Izd. 305
* Kh-50
* Iz 85 Kh-MD-E

Surface-
to-air
(full list)|

| Ground-
based|

* SA-1 Guild
* SA-2 Guideline
* SA-3 Goa
* SA-4 Ganef
* SA-5 Gammon
* SA-6 Gainful
* SA-7 Grail
* SA-8 Gecko
* SA-9 Gaskin
* SA-10 Grumble
* SA-11 Gadfly
* SA-12 Gladiator/Giant
* SA-13 Gopher
* SA-14 Gremlin
* SA-15 Gauntlet
* SA-16 Gimlet
* SA-17 Grizzly
* SA-18 Grouse
* SA-19 Grison
* SA-20 Gargoyle
* SA-21 Growler
* SA-22 Greyhound
* SA-23 Gladiator/Giant
* SA-24 Grinch
* SA-29 Gizmo
* Morfey
* S-350
* Sosna-R/RA

|

Naval-
based|

* SA-N-1 Goa
* SA-N-2 Guideline
* SA-NX-2C M-3
* SA-N-3 Goblet
* SA-N-4 Gecko
* SA-N-5 Grail
* SA-N-6 Grumble
* SA-N-7 Gadfly
* SA-N-8 Gremlin
* SA-N-9 Gauntlet
* SA-N-10 Grouse
* SA-N-11 Grison
* SA-N-12 Grizzly
* SA-N-14 Grouse
* SA-N-20 Gargoyle
* SA-N-21 Greyhound
* 9K96 Redut
* Palash/Palma

Anti-
ballistic|

* ABM-1 Galosh
* ABM-3/53T6 Gazelle
* S-500
* A-235

Surface-
to-surface
(full list)|

| Ground-
based|

* SS-1 Scunner/SS-1 Scud (Scud-A/-B/-C/-D)
* SS-2 Sibling
* SS-3 Shyster
* SS-4 Sandal
* SS-5 Skean
* SS-6 Sapwood
* SS-7 Saddler
* SS-8 Sasin
* SS-8B Sasin 2
* SS-9 Scarp
* SS-10 Scrag
* SS-11 Sego
* SS-12 Scaleboard
* SS-X-13 Savage
* SS-13 Savage
* SS-14 Scamp/Scapegoat
* SS-15 Scrooge
* SS-16 Sinner
* SS-17 Spanker
* SS-18 Satan
* SS-19 Stiletto
* SS-20 Saber
* SS-21 Scarab
* SS-22 Scaleboard
* SS-23 Spider
* SS-24 Scalpel
* SS-25 Sickle
* SS-26 Stone
* SS-27 Sickle B
* SS-28 Saber 2
* SS-29 Sickle C
* SS-X-30 Satan 2
* SS-X-31 Sickle D
* SS-X-32Zh Scalpel B
* Avangard / HGV Yu-7#
* SS-X-33 Stone AN

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Naval-
based|

* 14KhK1 15Kh 17Kh
* KS-1 Komet
* P-20 Sokol
* P-40 P-47
* SS-N-1 Scrubber
* SS-N-2 Styx
* SS-N-3c Shaddock
* SS-N-3a Shaddock 3b Sepal
* SS-N-4 Sark
* SS-N-5 Sark/Serb
* D-6 D-6M
* D-7 R-15M
* SS-N-6 Serb
* SS-N-7 Starbright
* SS-N-8 Sawfly
* SS-N-9 Siren
* SS-N-12 Sandbox
* SS-NX-13 Serb
* SS-N-14 Silex
* SS-N-15 Starfish
* SS-N-16 Stallion
* SS-N-17 Snipe
* SS-N-18 Stingray
* SS-N-19 Shipwreck
* SS-N-20 Sturgeon
* SS-N-21 Sampson
* SS-N-22 Sunburn
* SS-N-23 Skif R29RM
* SS-N-23A Skif
* SS-N-23B Skif
* SS-NX-24 Scorpion
* SS-N-25 Switchblade
* SS-N-26 Strobile
* SS-N-27 Sizzler
* SS-N-30A 3M-14
* SS-NX-28
* SS-N-29
* SS-N-32
* SS-NX-33
* SS-NX-34 Skif
* SS-N-35
* SS-N-36
* SS-NX-37
* SS-NX-38 Canyon

Ship-
to-ship|

* 10KhN
* SSC-1B Sepal Redut
* SSC-2 Salish/Samlet AS/KS-1
* P-20 Sokol
* SSC-K P-1 Schuka KSShch
* SSC-3 Styx Rubezh
* SSC-4 Slingshot
* SSC-X-5 Scorpion
* SSC-6 Sennight
* SSC-7 Stone KS 9M728
* SSC-8 Stone KB 9M729
* SSC-14 Klub N/M 3M14/54
* SSC-13 BrahMos
* SSC-10/SSC-5 Stooge Bastion P/S
* SSC-7/12 3M-80MV
* SSC-X-11 "GZUR"
* SSC-X-15 Skif
* SSC-X-9 Stone AN
* Hermes M ATS
* Hermes K ATS

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