Russian surface-to-air missile. Anti-tactical ballistic missile; outer-layer defense.
96 missiles per firing unit. Aviation Week gives entirely different masses and dimensions: Length 6.1 m, diameter 0.8 m, total mass 1500 kg. Radars: 9S15MT Obzor-3 Bill Board A target acquisition radar, F band, range 250 km. 9S19 Imbir High Screen target acquisition radar, band, range 175 km. 9S32 Grill Pan target tracking radar, band, range 175 km.
Standard warhead: 150 kg (330 lb). Maximum range: 100 km (60 mi). Boost Propulsion: Solid rocket. Maximum speed: 8,640 kph (5,360 mph). Minimum range: 13 km (8 mi). Floor: 25 m (82 ft).
AKA: SA-12b; Giant; S-300V; 9M82.
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Location: Moscow, Russian Federation.
Gross mass: 3,300 kg (7,200 lb).
Payload: 150 kg (330 lb).
Height: 10.00 m (32.00 ft).
Diameter: 0.85 m (2.78 ft).
Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
Russian SAMs and ABMs Perhaps no missiles ever produced had as much historical influence as the surface-to-air missiles of the Soviet Union. Originally conceived to provide a defence against the American bomber fleets of the early Cold War, they decisively affected the turn of events when they shot down American U-2 reconnaissance aircraft over Russia and Cuba. Soviet-provided missiles accounted for a hundred American aircraft over North Vietnam and set the terms of the air battle. A new generation of missiles presented a huge technological surprise and took an awful toll of Israeli aircraft in the 1973 war. To this day, Russian surface-to-air missiles provide the only defence available to most countries against American bombers, and Russian man-portable anti-aircraft missiles are a major part of the terrorist threat. More...
S-300V Mobile, multiple-target, universal integrated surface-to-air missile. The S-300V system can fire either of two versions of the containerised missiles loaded: long range and medium range. These missiles are given different NATO designations. However any mix of the two missiles can be loaded as needed in the vertical launcher cells. More...
missile Guided self-propelled military weapon (as opposed to rocket, an unguided self-propelled weapon). More...
Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
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