Need a longer arm? s-300 air defence missles (NATO Grumble SA-10)

Need to kill anything at a large range, higher ennry speed? Russians have alredy the answer: The S-300 is a series of Russian long range surface-to-air missile systems by the Almaz Scientific Industrial Corporation all based on the initial S-300P version. It was developed as a system against aircraft and cruise missiles for the Soviet Anti-Air Defence branch of the military, but later variations were also developed to intercept ballistic missiles.

The closest western equivalent is the United States of America MIM-104 Patriot system or the US Navy RIM-66 Standard Missile 2 (SM-2). Both systems can engage multiple targets simultaneously, employ advanced guidance methods, and rely on a single phased array guidance radar to guide the missiles in the air. The S-300 deployment time is five minutes.[1] The S-300 missiles are sealed rounds and require no maintenance over their lifetime.

In our following blog entry we will show how countries like Iran can combine these long range systems with a variaty of tactical air-defence systems to build a stable and mighty air-defence system.

Another Surface-to-Air beast: Medium Range Tor 1M air defence arm

The Tor Missile System (Russian: "Тор"; English: torus [1]) is a Russian made low to medium-altitude, short-range surface-to-air missile system designed for engaging airplanes, helicopters, cruise missiles, precision guided munitions, unmanned aerial vehicles and ballistic targets. GRAU designation of the earliest model is 9K330, and NATO reporting names are SA-15 Gauntlet and SA-N-9 Gauntlet. It is designed to protect targets from attack at all times and in any weather, not only by shooting down attacking aircraft but also by destroying any munitions before they reach their target. It is air-portable and equipped with NBC (nuclear, biological and chemical) protection. The price per single unit was quoted as being $25 million in 2007.
* Typically, a battery of Tor vehicles is accompanied by the mobile Ranzhir-M (Russian: "Ранжир-М") command center. It allows for efficient allocation of tasks between the individual Tor-1M crews.
* Tor-1M is a low- to medium-range system. For shorter range, the missile-gun systems Tunguska and Shilka are used. For longer range, the Buk-M1/M2 (SA-11 Gadfly) system is used.

3K95 "Kinzhal" (Russian: Кинжал – dagger) is the naval version of the Tor and has the NATO reporting name SA-N-9. It is installed on Admiral Kuznetsov class aircraft carriers, Kirov class multimission cruisers, Udaloy class anti-submarine destroyers and Neustrashimy class frigates. It can guide missiles to up to four targets at once. Range of the ship-borne surveillance radar is 45 km (28 miles). 32 (Neustrashimy), 64 (Udaloy) or 192 (Kuznetsov, Kirov) are carried in multiple eight-round revolver VLS arrays. Some sources report that the 3K95 is equipped with a secondary infrared guidance system.

Tunguska: Where the name comes from?

The 2K22M Tunguska-M1 mobile short range air defense system described in our previous post is a terrific example of immense firepower mobility and proven soviet design approaches (cheap and tough :)). Though the video itself is impressive, the name of the weapon system does not tell a lot to a non-russian speaker. Enjoy the video below to find where the name comes from!

The 2K22M Tunguska-M1 short range air defence monster!

The 2K22M Tunguska-M1 is a Russian tracked combined surface-to-air gun/missile system. It is designed to provide day and night protection for infantry and tank regiments against low-flying aircraft and helicopters in any weather condition. The complete system is designated 2K22M, with the vehicle designated 2S9M.

The cost of the system is reported to be between 8 and 10 million USD.

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