Izdeliye 305 (LMUR)

A Russian day-night, helicopter-launched standoff missile that combines imaging guidance with a two-way datalink for autonomous or operator-directed precision attack.

Overview

Izdeliye 305, commonly known by the Russian abbreviation LMUR for Lyogkaya Mnogotselevaya Upravlyaemaya Raketa ("Lightweight Multipurpose Guided Missile"), is an air-launched precision weapon developed for Russian special-mission and attack helicopters. It is intended to engage vehicles, structures and other point targets while allowing the launch aircraft to remain farther from short-range air defenses than when using conventional helicopter-launched anti-tank missiles.

The missile's defining feature is its combination of an imaging seeker and a two-way datalink. The datalink can transmit the seeker's view to an operator, enabling man-in-the-loop target confirmation or redirection after launch. It also permits engagements in which the target is not directly visible from the launch helicopter, although the practical limits of that capability are not publicly established. Available profiles identify the Mi-8MNP-2, Mi-28NM and Ka-52M as launch platforms, with integration also planned for the Mi-8AMTSh-VN.

Unlike a conventional short-range anti-tank guided missile, LMUR is primarily valuable as a standoff weapon. Reporting from Ukraine indicates that Russian helicopters have used it against fixed positions and structures while reducing their exposure to man-portable air-defense systems. Its official range, production rate, warhead details and unit cost have not been publicly established.

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