S-300VM missile system
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The S-300VM "Antey-2500" (Template:Langx, NATO reporting name SA-23 Gladiator/Giant) is a Russian anti-ballistic missile system. The system is designed to target short- and medium-range ballistic missiles, aeroballistic missiles, cruise missiles, fixed-wing aircraft, loitering ECM platforms, and precision-guided munitions.
Structure
Components
The Antey-2500 air defense missile system features:
- Battle performance automation due to high-speed digital computers
- Passive electronically scanned array radars with advanced data processing methods
- High ECM immunity
- High mobility and autonomous operation
- High firepower potential, irrespective of air attack tactics or sequence
- Vertical launch from a special transport launch canister
- Maintenance-free operation of missiles for at least ten years
- Capability to defeat ballistic missile individual warheads
- Inertial guidance with radio command mid-course update and semi-active radar homing at the terminal phase
- Focused detonation of the missile warhead
The Antey-2500 system comprises:
- Command post
- Circular and sector scan radars
- A Multichannel Missile Guidance Station (MMGS) which has 24 channels for illumination of 24 targets
- 9A82M launcher (typical amount of 8 missiles) which includes radar of illumination, targeting, and internals of the radar[1]
- 9A83M launcher (typical amount of 12 missiles) which includes radar of illumination, targeting, and internals of the radar[1]
- 9A84M and 9A85M loader-launcher (technical maximum of 24 missiles)
- 9M82M and 9M83M air defense missiles
- Maintenance, repair, and transport of vehicles
- Group SPTA set
- Electronic trainer for MMGS operators
- Set of missile handling equipment
Technical ability to use 1-2 additional battalions.
Missile
The 9M82M missile is intended to defeat tactical, theater, and medium-range ballistic missiles, as well as aerodynamic targets at a range of up to 200 km. The Antey-2500 system is mounted on a tracked cross-country vehicle equipped with self-contained power supply and navigation systems, as well as surveying and positioning equipment.
Variants
- S-300V: began operating in 1983; 100 km range
- S-300VM: 250 km range[2]
- S-300VMD: 350 km range
- S-300V4: in service since 2014; 400 km range;[3][4] Antey-4000 are the export version.[5]
Operational history
In early October 2016, a battery of Russian S-300V4 missile system was deployed to Syria,[6] at the Russian naval base in Tartus.[7] In early December 2020, the system entered combat duty on the Kuril Islands.[8]
On August 18, 2023, a Ukrainian drone captured videos of HIMARS artillery rockets destroying S-300V4 surface-to-air missiles in the Russo-Ukrainian War.[9]
On 25 February 2025, Ukrainian forces destroyed a S-300VM missile system in Zaporizhia Oblast using a bomber drone. The drone then landed to record the attack as the S-300V4 burned.[10]
S-300 system family tree
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Current operators
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia: ordered more than three S-300V4 divisions by 2015[11]
- 77th Air defense brigade (Korenovsk) and 988th Air defense Regiment (Gyumri) in the Southern Military District[12][13]
- 202nd Air defense brigade (Naro-Fominsk) and 1545th Air defense Regiment (Znamensk) in the Western Military District
- 1724th Air defense regiment (Birobidzhan and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk) and air defense unit stationed in the Jewish Autonomous Region in the Eastern Military District[14]
- 28th Air defense Brigade (Mirny / Kirov oblast) in the Central Military District
- Modernization of all S-300V to the version S-300V4 was to end in 2012.[15]
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt: Antey-2500 missile system was ordered in 2014, as part of a multi-billion Egyptian-Russian arms deal signed later that year.[16][17] The $1 billion contract comprises 4 batteries, a command post, and other external elements.[18][19] In 2015, Russia started delivering the system components, and Egyptian soldiers began their training in Russian training centers.[20] By the end of 2017, all batteries were delivered to Egypt.[21] Russia is in talks with Egypt on the delivery of additional Antey-2500 systems.[22]
- File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela: 2 S-300VM in 1 air defense battalion at Base Aérea Militar Capitán Manuel Ríos[23]
Potential operators
- Template:Flagu: In November 2015 Algeria was negotiating the purchase of several battalions of this system.[24]
Failed bids
- Template:Flagu: Turkey was in talks with Russian officials for a co-production deal before the Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown incident.[25]
- Template:Flagu: Russia has offered Saudi Arabia the S-300VM as the first operator.[26]
See also
- List of medium-range and long-range SAMs
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External links
- Template:In lang S-300VM "Antey-2500" (SA-12 Giant/Gladiator) at the Vestnik PVO website
- S-300VM Antey-2500 SA-23 Gladiator Giant air defense missile system (Army recognition) Template:Webarchive
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