Retired air defense officer and former S-300 SAM system division commander Igor Garnov proposed creating a new GS-12 "Vilyui" anti-aircraft missile system to protect individual critical facilities. The concept is designed to operate within a radius of about 10 km and should cover the airspace from small FPV drones to cruise missiles.
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The main difference of the idea is the reliance on missiles, not interceptor drones. Garnov believes that the system should destroy high-speed targets on approach to the object.
And note – no interceptor drones. The GS-12 must be capable of destroying everything that moves in the air. From FPV to a cruise missile (1200 km/h). Interceptor drones can't even dream of such a thing.
According to the author's plan, "Vilyui" will have vertical launch, so the launcher will not need to turn towards the target. The complex should also automatically repel a massive attack from different directions and predict debris fall zones.
Garnov placed special emphasis on a large ammunition load and reducing the cost of a single anti-aircraft missile.
For complex high-speed targets, it is proposed to use several missile channels simultaneously, and for slow-moving drones – a single launch with an assessment of the result and a repeated attack if necessary.
Aviation engineer Valery Ageev noted that Russia has already built a multi-layered air defense system, in which complexes of various ranges cover different sections of airspace.