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Russia air defence forces to receive S-300V system
The state contract on the supply of new anti-aircraft missiles of the S-300V4 systems has also been signed.
Moscow: The Army air defence of the
Land Forces of Russia will be additionally equipped this year
with the advanced, fourth modification of the S-300V
anti-aircraft missile system, spokesman for the Land Forces
Colonel Sergei Vlasov told Itar-Tass on Thursday.
"Within the development of air defence weapons of the Land Forces this year it is planned to complete the modernisation of the C-300V system to the S-300V4 level," he said.
"The state contract on the supply of new anti-aircraft missiles of the S-300V4 systems has also been signed." "The range of the heavy missiles` firing is over 300 kilometres," Vlasov said.
In late March, he recalled, tactical exercises of the Naro-Fominsk antiaircraft missile brigade were conducted at the Kapustin Yar ranged in the Astrakhan region.
During the weapons training exercise the S-300V upgraded anti-aircraft missile systems confirmed their high performance, hitting air targets.
The S-300V (Army), in contrast to the S-300 conventional medium-range missile system, was specially developed for RF Land Forces and its launcher is installed on tracked transporters.
A major difference of the S-300V from the "parallel" system is that it has not one but two types of anti-aircraft guided missiles. One is used for hitting aerodynamic targets at ranges of up to 75 kilometres.
Another missile of the "ground- to-ground" class can hit ballistic targets, as well as all types of aircraft with speeds of up to 3,000 metres per second at a range of up to 100 kilometres.
The S-300V system is carried on tracked MT-T transporters, which gives it better cross-country mobility than even the S-300Ps on 8x8 wheeled transporters.
The performance characteristics of the S-300V4 exceed 1.5-2.3 times the capacity of the preceding, third modification of the system.
In the firing range and other parameters it is close to the S-400 "Triumph" characteristics owing to the introduction of new components, hardware and computing facilities.
"Within the development of air defence weapons of the Land Forces this year it is planned to complete the modernisation of the C-300V system to the S-300V4 level," he said.
"The state contract on the supply of new anti-aircraft missiles of the S-300V4 systems has also been signed." "The range of the heavy missiles` firing is over 300 kilometres," Vlasov said.
In late March, he recalled, tactical exercises of the Naro-Fominsk antiaircraft missile brigade were conducted at the Kapustin Yar ranged in the Astrakhan region.
During the weapons training exercise the S-300V upgraded anti-aircraft missile systems confirmed their high performance, hitting air targets.
The S-300V (Army), in contrast to the S-300 conventional medium-range missile system, was specially developed for RF Land Forces and its launcher is installed on tracked transporters.
A major difference of the S-300V from the "parallel" system is that it has not one but two types of anti-aircraft guided missiles. One is used for hitting aerodynamic targets at ranges of up to 75 kilometres.
Another missile of the "ground- to-ground" class can hit ballistic targets, as well as all types of aircraft with speeds of up to 3,000 metres per second at a range of up to 100 kilometres.
The S-300V system is carried on tracked MT-T transporters, which gives it better cross-country mobility than even the S-300Ps on 8x8 wheeled transporters.
The performance characteristics of the S-300V4 exceed 1.5-2.3 times the capacity of the preceding, third modification of the system.
In the firing range and other parameters it is close to the S-400 "Triumph" characteristics owing to the introduction of new components, hardware and computing facilities.
PTI