US Builds Mock Russian Pantsir SAM System for F-16 and F-18 Strike Training

The mock-up is designed to practice target classification with the Sniper targeting pod

Footage of an American mobile mock-up of the Russian Pantsir anti-aircraft missile and gun system has appeared online. Lockheed Martin is working with it.

Mock-up of the Pantsir SAM system in the USA

The mock-up is designed to test software with the function of recognizing and classifying targets of the Sniper airborne targeting pod, used, for example, on F-16 and F-18 fighters. The targeting system with optoelectronic and IR equipment guides high-precision weapons to moving and stationary targets.

The self-propelled Pantsir SAM system is designed for close-range defense of civilian and military facilities, as well as for covering long-range air defense systems.

The Russian Armed Forces are represented by the Pantsir-S1 modification with a multi-channel target acquisition and tracking system. The complex is capable of hitting aerial targets at a distance of 200 m to 20 km, flying at speeds up to 1000 m/s.

Earlier www1.ru reported that the modernized BMP-2M also surpassed the American Bradley in firing range by two times.

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