[7] It was further developed into the 9M133 Kornet-EM, which has increased range, an improved warhead, and equipped with an automatic target tracker (fire-and-forget capability).

[10] North Korea has developed a clone of the Kornet known as the Bulsae-3 (English: Firebird-3), which was first revealed on 27 February 2016 publicly during a demo test.

[16] When it's fired above the sight line, the Kornet ATGM allows attacking the target’s upper semi-sphere, as the armor is usually thinnest on the top of a vehicle.

[22][23] The 9M133 Kornet-EM is an improved variant introduced in 2012 that is designed to defeat vehicles with explosive reactive armor (ERA).

Its vehicle mounted version is equipped with an automatic target tracker in lieu of a proper fire-and-forget capability.

[32] The 9M134 Bulat is a lightweight variant of the 9M133 Kornet ATGM, optimized for engaging medium-armored targets such as IFVs and APCs.

Weighing only 6.5 kg in its container, it is about four times lighter than other Kornet missiles, enhancing mobility and allowing teams to carry more ammunition.

The missile has a range of up to 3.5 km and features a tandem warhead with 250 mm penetration capability, effective even against reactive armor.

[37][38] One of the first detailed accounts of IDF's successful capture of Kornet ATGMs on Hezbollah positions in the village of Ghandouriyeh appeared in a Daily Telegraph article, which also reported that the boxes were marked with "Customer: Ministry of Defense of Syria.

[39] Several months after the cease-fire, reports have provided sufficient photographic evidence that Kornet ATGMs were indeed both in possession of, and used by, Hezbollah in this area.

[43] On 6 December 2010, a Kornet launched from the Gaza strip penetrated the outer armour of a Merkava Mark III tank on the Israeli side of the border, but it caused no injuries.

[50] In the January 2015 Shebaa farms incident, Hezbollah fired some Kornet anti-tank missiles against two Israeli Humvees.

[57][58][59] Russia has sent over 1,000 Kornet-9M133 anti-tank guided missiles to the Syrian Government who have used them extensively against armour and ground targets to fight Jihadists and rebels.

[63][citation needed] Iran has supplied their license-built Kornet missiles, under their name Dehalivieh, to at least one Iraqi non-state actor.

[64] In January 2017, the German newspaper Die Welt reported that ISIL fighters used Kornets to destroy six Leopard 2 tanks used by the Turkish military in Syria.

Israel responded with artillery barrages on Lebanese villages close to the border, specifically Aitaroun and Maroun al-Ras, which set fire to a number of civilian crop fields.

Filled with water, these containers are supposed to prevent catastrophic secondary explosions, but they failed, and the resulting blast wrenched the Challenger 2's turret from its hull.

The missiles were used from the Tharallah Twin ATGM system, which is a quadripod equipped with two Kornets fired in rapid succession.

[75] Videos in July 2024 also show the Qassam Brigades successfully destroying and igniting a Namer and a Merkava tank, which were both equipped with a trophy APS and in both cases it had failed to intercept the shell.

(OKFOL (HMX Based))[78] 152 mm Ø Main Charge (OKFOL (HMX Based))[78] 152 mm Ø Main Charge (OKFOL (HMX Based))[78] 152 mm Ø Main Charge (RDX, Aluminium & isopropyl nitrate)[78] 10 kg (22 lb) TNT equivalent 7 kg (15 lb) [79][better source needed] 1.6 kg (3.5 lb) Limited penetration of fragments of light skinned vehicles and structures.