Corsar

• Name — RK-3 Corsar • Origin — Ukraine • Type — ATGM • Is Explosive — yes • Is Missile — yes • Is Uk — no • Service — 2017-present • Wars — War in Donbas Russian invasion of Ukraine • Designer — "Luch" State Kyiv Design Bureau • Design Date — since 2005 • Unit Cost — USD 20 000 (July 2013) • Weight — Total system: 35.8 kg Launcher w/ thermal imager: Mount: Missile in container: • Length — Missile: 1.16 m • Diameter — 107 mm • Range — 2500 m • Sights — Optical sight • Filling — *RK-3K:Tandem-charge HEAT • RK-3OF:HE-fragmentation • Detonation — contact • Engine — Solid-fuel rocket • Guidance — laser beam riding

• Illustration — Ukrainian KrAZ Spartan with RK-3 Corsar ATGM installed, during a practice for the parade dedicated to the 23rd Independence Day of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine) Ukraine's state-owned defense contractor State Kyiv Design Bureau, Luch started the project in the early 2000s. A prototype was debuted during the 2005 IDEX arms show in Abu Dhabi. On July 25, 2013 at a landfill near Kyiv, successful tests of the missile were conducted. During testing, the Corsar missile demonstrated the ability to fire both a guided and an unguided rocket using the same launcher. On August 29, 2017, Ukroboronprom reported that the Corsar Lightweight Portable Missile System, which was developed by the Luch State Design Bureau, was adopted by the Ukrainian Ground Forces, according to the Ministry of Defense. In November 2018, an updated version of the system with Greek-made thermal imaging camera added to the launcher was demonstrated. The Corsar is being used for the creation of the Pirat anti-tank missile, developed in cooperation of Polish firms and Luch bureau, in which beam-riding guidance was replaced with semi-active laser homing.

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