The Uran-9 robot tank is an unmanned armored combat vehicle which is presently in the arsenal of the Russian Ground Forces. Designed and produced by Kalashnikov Building Plant, it entered service in 2019, although it had already been tested in combat in the Syrian Civil War. It is used as a fire support, anti-tank, and remote reconnaissance vehicle. Right now, it is about to be deployed in Ukraine. It is an excellent weapon to operate in urban combat situation. It can be controlled from 2.5 miles away.
Armament
The Uran-9 is fitted with four 9M120 Ataka anti-tank missiles, which are guided by the beam guidance SACLOS system. They had a maximum range of 6 km and their warhead consists of HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank). It is also equipped with a 30-mm 2A72 autocannon, which is an adaptation of the combat helicopter’s Shipunov 2A42 automatic gun; it is gas-operated and fires high-explosive incendiary, high-explosive fragmentation, as well as armor-piercing ballistic capped ammunition. As a secondary armament, the Uran-9 robot tank has six/twelve thermobaric rocket launchers and a Kalashnikov 7.62-mm machine gun.
Specifications
Type: robotic tank
Weight: 10.5 tons
Length: 4 m; 5.18 m (17 ft), including gun
Width: 2.4 m (8 feet)
Armor: unkown
Powerplant: one 420 HP engine
Maximum Speed: 100 km/h
Range: 1,150 km
Below, the Uran-9 robot tank near the Russian-Ukrainian border in early 2023.
The Uran-9 autocannon muzzle. Notice the grooves in the barrel lining.
