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9A4172 Vikhr (Russian: Вихрь English: Whirlwind) (NATO reporting name: AT-16 Scallion) is a Russian laser guided anti-tank missile system. 9K121 is the GRAU designation for this system. The missile is air-launched from Mi-17-1V Ka-50 Ka-52 helicopters and Su-25T aircraft. It is believed to have entered service around 1990 having been first shown publicly at the 1992 Farnborough Airshow.
