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FTA: Another key improvement to the Ka-52 fleet is the integration of a new anti-tank missile, the LMUR, which has a range of approximately 15km. Ka-52 crews have been quick to exploit opportunities to launch these weapons beyond the range of Ukrainian air defenses.

The LMUR has an optical/thermal imaging seeker, with 2 launch modes.

In the first one, the target is marked by the operator before launch, and the carrier helicopter can turn away directly after the missile launch.

In the second mode, the missile is launched without it being locked on a target.

It first flies in its direction, using inertial guidance with satellite navigation providing corrections.

The image from the seeker is transmitted back to the helicopter via a datalink pod.

The operator can select the target and change it while the missile is flying towards its area.

The LMUR is the first Russian ATGM capable of being used in this fashion.

This second mode of operation is the only one in which the missile can be used at its maximum range, due to the seeker's limitations.