In Russia, tests are being completed on the latest anti-aircraft missile and gun complex "Pantsir-SM-SV", designed to cover motorized rifle units on the march. Thanks to its tracked chassis, the complex can accompany and cover air defense systems while moving through snow and off-road conditions.
The new 1RS2-3 radar guidance system based on a transmit-receive phased array antenna (AESA) with higher-energy ultra-high-frequency (UHF) transistors is capable of detecting 122-mm shells at a range of about 23 km and locking onto them for automatic tracking at a distance of 17 km.
The first pre-production models have passed all stages of state tests and confirmed the ability to intercept ballistic and aerodynamic targets with speeds exceeding 1300 m/s using the "hit-to-kill" method with the latest 57E6M anti-aircraft guided missiles (SAMs). The ammunition is capable of accelerating to 1700 m/s thanks to new solid-propellant booster blocks.
The 57E6M SAM uses a kinetic warhead of the "Zavesa" type integrated into the second stage, weighing 25 kg. The SAM's range against standard aerodynamic targets with an effective reflecting surface of 3 m² reaches 40-45 km, and the interception altitude is 20-23 km. The mid-trajectory speed of the warhead stage at a distance of 30 km from the SPAAGM's firing position is 1100 m/s.
The combat vehicle can simultaneously engage four air targets, guiding two missiles at each. The "Pantsirs" can operate both independently, as well as in a complex — several installations, under a single automated control from higher-level air defense command posts.
Earlier www1.ru reported on how the "Arena-M" complex protects T-90M and T-72B3M tanks.
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