The modernized Russian anti-aircraft missile and gun system (SAM) Pantsir-SM (NATO classification SA-22 Greyhound — "borzoi"), which is produced by specialists from the Tula Instrument Design Bureau, was demonstrated to the general public for the first time at a military parade in Tula. Heavy equipment is presented in sand camouflage.
The modernized SAM system received the newest radar guidance system based on a phased array reflective antenna 1RS3. The Pantsir-SM engages targets with the latest anti-aircraft guided missiles (SAMs) 57E6M. The range of the missiles is 40 km, and the target interception speed is up to 2 thousand km.
«Панцири» перехватывают ракеты РСЗО M142 HIMARS
At the end of April 2024, the leadership of the Ministry of Defense ordered the Tula Instrument Design Bureau to double the production of the Pantsir-S1 SAM system by the end of the year. It is possible that specialists will also increase the production of the Pantsir-SM.
In combat conditions, single Pantsir-S1 SAM systems have repeatedly intercepted at least four GMLRS guided rockets in one sortie, launched from the M142 HIMARS MLRS. Obviously, the Pantsir-SM, with an increased range for detecting GMLRS projectiles and a higher initial speed of the 57E6M SAM, will be able to intercept 8 targets in one sortie.
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