To date, for anybody not a secret that, that the second decade of the twenty-first century, it became a turning point of formation of the Belarusian Scientific and Industrial Association "Tetrahedron" and "EDO TSP", specializing in deep modernization families SAM "Osa-AKM", C-125, "Cube" and "Buk-M1 / 2 '. So, optional upgrade radar detector and radar guided air defense missile system "Osa-AK / AKM", realized under the "Osa-T" project through the development and further integration into the radio-electronic element base antenna stations "digitized" hardware radar data processing units has allowed experts to "Tetrahedron" to achieve simply stunning results.
"Output" managed to get not only dramatically improved self-propelled anti-aircraft missile system "Osa", has ten times higher level of noise immunity, but a completely new product, some parameters which allow it to compete even with the current Russian troop "Tor-M1 / 2" and ZRPK "Carapace-C1". It is about mobile ZRSK T38 "Stiletto", radar means that thanks to the above-mentioned technological processing were able to accompany and "grab" the air at a speed of objects 900 m / s (in-house modifications SAM "Wasp", this indicator does not exceed 500 m / s) and with the effective reflecting surface 0,02 quarter. m.
Antiaircraft guided missile 9M318 ensure the growth of the fire performance of SAM "Buk-MB2", increasing combat division stability during MRAU enemy, as well as allow to attack targets, "Stretching" of the radio horizon
Against this background, of particular interest is information on when new Defense Exhibition «MILEX-2019", held from 15 by 18 May 2019 of the year, promising anti-aircraft guided medium-range missiles 9M318, designed to upgrade versions of ammo Belarusian army anti-aircraft missile systems "Buk-MB2". This product is no coincidence was the "nail" exposure, presented the broad review by representatives of another military-industrial giant RB - a limited liability company SPC "OKB TSP".
According to the military-analytical and news publications "Janes" citing a senior employee "OKB TSP", interceptor missile 9M318, is a constructive analog SAM 9M317 (part of the ammunition SAM 9K317 "Buk-M2") and get a modern active radar homing cm X-band, and a "full-length" solid-charge of the gas generator, able to intercept the target with a radar cross 0,1 quarter. m, operate at altitudes of 15 to 25000 m and at speeds up to 4860 kmh. At the same time the range to hit targets approaching 70 km, what in 1,4 times higher than the standard actions SAM "Buk-M2", closer to that of the S-300PS and missile complex «Patriot PAC-3MSE».
Given the new re-propelled missile launchers on 9A318K perspective PFAR radar-illumination S-band with a fighter detection range 130-150 km and more targeting channels, the above parameters and features of the new guidance system will give SAM 9M318 air defense missile system "Buk-MB2" the two most important tactical advantages in front of army air defense missile system "Buk-M2", and to all modifications of S-300, and C-400.
At first, This is a significant discharge of computational tools, included in the radio-electronic "stuffing" SOU 9A318K points and battle management 9S470MB2 and involved in the processing of radar data, complication purposes tracks, as well as "capture" the reflection of massive missile attacks enemy, that provide enhanced survivability "Buk-MB2" not only in comparison with conventional "Buk-M2", but also in comparison with SAM-300 family. After all, in the terminal phase of their trajectory missiles 9M318 will switch to active mode radar vectoring, that will provide a "release" precious target channels. Secondly, the ability to continue the purposes of interception, "Diving" off the screen radio horizon, or attacking anti-aircraft missile battalion at angles 85 or more degrees (in "dead funnel"). Implementations of these qualities will also contribute to the use of active radar seeker.
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Inability to resist sverhmalorazmernym hypersonic means of aerospace attack - the main drawback SAM "Buk-MB2" in comparison with the advanced Russian air defense missile system "Buk-M3"
Nevertheless, hardly worth reckon Belarusian modifications SAM "Buk-MB2" with interceptor missiles 9M318 to the most promising troop air defense, missile defense in the modern theater of war. The minimum ESR hit targets, component 0,1 quarter. m, virtually eliminates the possibility of interception of IOS with even smaller radar signature, for example, UAB planning GBU-39 / B SDB, tactical long-range missiles AGM-158B JASSM-ER and "Delilah", as well as long-range missiles loitering LAM, used multi-purpose tactical missile systems NLOS-LS. The list of objectives to be destroyed (in addition to the tactical air and surface / Terrestrial radio-emitting objects) They may include tactical ballistic missiles "Tochka-U" and "Elbrus", 270-300-mm unguided and guided missiles, strategic KR "Tomahawk", and anti-radar missiles AGM-88C HARM and AGM-88E AARGM, having about EPR 0,15 quarter. m, while the S-300PM1 can destroy miniature components precision weapon with EPR 0,02 quarter. m.
Furthermore, there is no information on the presence in the composition of avionics anti-aircraft missiles 9M318 "terminal-centric" two-way asynchronous line data for targeting the exchange of third party electronic funds, radar and electro-optical reconnaissance enemy (ground radar "enemy-D" and "Gamma-C1", AWACS planes A-50U, as well as onboard radar complex "Barrier-AM" and "Irbis-E"). Consequently, "Buck-MB2 'can not launch missiles on remote targets with disabled radar means, for example, designed for SAM "Buk-M3" promising anti-aircraft guided missile 9M317M involves the installation of an advanced ARGSN "Slate" terminal-receiver targeting, than at the time took care specialists of the Moscow Research Institute "Agat".
Equally important is the ability of advanced radar illumination and guidance 9S36M, as well as detectors 9S18M3 "Dome", forming the anti-aircraft missile battalions "Buk-M3", to work on a 10-Makhov hypersonic targets at altitudes of up to 35 km, while the radar facilities of the Belarusian version of "Buka" treated with only 4.1-air objects primaries.
Conclusion: currently the brainchild of the Belarusian "OKB TSP" does not correspond to half of the points and deterrence "Prompt Global Strike enemy" taking advantage of stealth hypersonic air and space attack.
Eugene Damantsev
