Launcher 9A83M army anti-aircraft missile system S-300VM "Antey-2500"
For almost two decades we have seen a strong tendency of domination of the world market in the segment of air defense weapons Russian anti-aircraft missile systems S-300PS type, 300PMU C-2 "Favorite", S-300VM "Antey-2500" S-400 "Triumph", and US complexes «Patriot PAC-2" and «Patriot PAC-3 '. This is not surprising, because at the same time with a range of intercept aerodynamic targets (Tactical and strategic aircraft) 90-250 km in all of these systems are able to handle more, and short-range ballistic missiles of the enemy, as well as high-precision weapons, items (anti-radar missiles AGM-88E AARGM and X-58USHK) away from the 5 to 60 km.
Such missile acquire quality in the eyes of many foreign customers all the more fundamental in the background of events, originating in the Golan Heights and the "west wing" south "de-escalation of the triangle" in Syria (city Tasil, nava, Qassim and Al Qunaytirah). These areas, currently under the control of opposition-terrorist paramilitary group «Free Syrian Army» and a small bridgehead LIH (It banned in Russia), used Tel Aviv as a 25-kilometer buffer zone to preserve the distance between the fortified area of the IDF in the Golan and the Syrian Arab army units and "Hezbollah" in the area Inhila and Kafr Shams. Thus IDF literally regularly causes artillery missile strikes on aircraft being at the contact line brigades CB Syria. Of course, half the Israeli military launched tactical missiles and missiles successfully intercepted "Carapace-C1" and "beech-M2E", that understandably inflate the attractiveness of a more serious system S-300PMU-2 and more advanced version of army S-300VM "Antey-2500".
Yes, more perfect system S-400 "Triumph" has a new radar target illumination 92N6E, but to talk about superdostoinstvah its export version is still very early, because we still have not seen in its arsenal of surface-to-air missile 9M96DM / E2, equipped with gas-dynamic unit impulse control rudders for the destruction of ballistic missiles maneuvering direct hit. The Americans with the same serial antimissile MIM-104F ERINT things are just fine, and it is a very bad sign for our defense: series of missiles 9M96DM time to bring to mind; it clearly will keep export opportunities "Triumph", and will also allow the project S-350 "Vityaz" to move forward. In the meantime, it is worth paying attention to such a unique system, as the S-300VM "Antey-2500", which is in the amount of three anti-missile batteries have already purchased Egypt.
From the S-300PMU-2 "Favorit", it differs on several criteria. At first, speed hit targets for this system reaches 17300 kmh against 10100 km / h in the "Favorita", and therefore, They can be destroyed even medium-range ballistic missiles. Secondly, "Antey-2500" - more tenacious system, because instead of a single radar illumination (like 300PMU C-2 / C-400) It used herein as a station targeting / guidance 9S32M, and individual radar illumination on each launcher 9A82M and 9A83M; thereby completely disable the S-300VM is several times harder, 300PMU than C-2. Thirdly, export version "Anthea" uses a high-speed long-range anti-aircraft missiles completely different "grades" 9M82M. The speed of their flight comes to a staggering 2,6 km / s, that in the presence of 150-kilogram warhead directed action inflicts much more damage, than combat units other anti-aircraft missiles "Trohsotok". Nevertheless, all anti-aircraft missiles with solid-fuel rocket engines have a significant drawback - after burning solid propellant charge rocket is coasting, undergoing aerodynamic drag. By reducing the height to 10-7 or less kilometers such missiles can only slow down to 2000-1500 km / h, then intercept maneuvering fighter becomes almost impossible. The missile loses the "power".
Demonstration and test launch of a promising "once-through" surface-to-air missile XR-SAM / SFDR. The range of the products can reach 180 km
Indian Defense Research and Development Organization DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organization) I decided to eliminate this shortcoming in the project promising anti-aircraft missiles XR-SAM / SFDR, the first flight which was a prototype tested 31 May 2018 of the year. On the photo, commemorated the start of the first test article, you can pay attention to the powerful and the "long-playing" solid rocket booster, dispersing rocket to 2M and provides a height of 10-12 km, as well as the combat stage, as that which is not otherwise used, as a structural analogue of the European air combat missile "Meteor" from the MBDA Group.
second (military) stage, properly, how and "Meteor", It has an additional booster solid-marching engine and missile integral ramjet engine to maintain a high filter rate throughout the approach trajectory for the purpose. Due to the intensity of the control system the gasifier feeding the combustion chamber, XR-SAM can may initially approach the target speed at 2,5-3,2M, saving fuel, A minute before the destruction accelerate to 4,5-4,7M, which is practically not let enemy fighters to escape from attacks, in the old building on the "exhaustion" conventional solid-aircraft missiles.
Process sketch of one embodiment of a simple stationary inclined launcher for missiles XR-SAM
Apparently, sophisticated production technology "Meteor" under the new name XR-SAM was purchased by the Indians from MBDA during implementation of the contract to supply the Indian Air Force multi-role fighters of the French "Rafale", under which "Meteora" and "sharpened". And if you do manage to Delhi to bring the project to production in at least part of the national defense, then China and Pakistan tactical aviation, having territorial claims against India, It will be a very serious threat, hide from who has not received even the mountain ranges of the Himalayas, because the XR-SAM missile has an advanced active radar homing, which transforms the product into a dangerous autonomous aerial predator.
Information sources:
http://forum.militaryparitet.com/viewtopic.php?id=21141
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-progress-in-the-development-of-SFDR-XR-SAM-being-developed-by-DRDO-and-how-will-it-place-India-amongst-the-world-powers
http://rbase.new-factoria.ru/missile/wobb/c300v/c300v.shtml
