S-300VM missile system
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The S-300VM "Antey-2500" (Russian: С-300ВМ Антеӣ-2500, 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.
| S-300VM Antey 2500 NATO reporting name: SA-23 Gladiator\Giant | |
|---|---|
Antey-2500 SAM at MAKS-2011 | |
| Type | Mobile surface-to air/anti-ballistic missile system |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2013–present |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Almaz-Antey |
| Designed | 2000s |
| Manufacturer | Almaz-Antey |
| Unit cost | US$120 million (1999)[1] |
| Produced | 2013–present |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
Operational range | 200 (250) km[2] against MRBMs |
| 9M82M missile | |
|---|---|
| Type | Surface-to-air missile |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2013-present |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Almaz-Antey |
| Designed | 2000s |
| Manufacturer | Almaz-Antey |
| Produced | 2013-present |
| Variants | 9M82M, 9M83M |
| Specifications (9M82M[3]) | |
Operational range | 200 kilometres (120 mi) |
| Flight altitude | 30,000 metres (98,000 ft) |
Structure
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Perspective
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[4]
- 9A83M launcher (typical amount of 12 missiles) which includes radar of illumination, targeting, and internals of the radar[4]
- 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
Operational history
In early October 2016, a battery of Russian S-300V4 missile system was deployed to Syria,[9] at the Russian naval base in Tartus.[10] In early December 2020, the system entered combat duty on the Kuril Islands.[11]
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.[12]
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.[13]
S-300 system family tree
| S-300 Family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S-300V | S-300P | S-300F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S-300V1 | S-300V2 | S-300PT | S-300PS | Fort | Rif | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S-300VM | S-300PT-1 | S-300PM | S-300PMU | Fort-M | Rif-M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorit-S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S-300VM1 | S-300VM2 | S-300PT-1A | S-300PM1 | S-300PMU1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Antey 2500 | S-300PM2 | S-300PMU2 | Russian Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S-300V4 | Favorit | Export Version | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S-300VMD | S-400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operators
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Current operators: India, Egypt, Russia, Venezuela
Future operators: Algeria
Failed bids: Turkey, Saudi Arabia
Current operators
Russia: ordered more than three S-300V4 divisions by 2015[14]
- 77th Air defense brigade (Korenovsk) and 988th Air defense Regiment (Gyumri) in the Southern Military District[15][16]
- 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[17]
- 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.[18]
Egypt: Antey-2500 missile system was ordered in 2014, as part of a multi-billion Egyptian-Russian arms deal signed later that year.[19][20] The $1 billion contract comprises 4 batteries, a command post, and other external elements.[21][22] In 2015, Russia started delivering the system components, and Egyptian soldiers began their training in Russian training centers.[23] By the end of 2017, all batteries were delivered to Egypt.[24] Russia is in talks with Egypt on the delivery of additional Antey-2500 systems.[25]
Venezuela: 2 S-300VM in 1 air defense battalion at Base Aérea Militar Capitán Manuel Ríos[26]
Potential operators
Algeria: In November 2015 Algeria was negotiating the purchase of several battalions of this system.[27]
Failed bids
Turkey: Turkey was in talks with Russian officials for a co-production deal before the Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown incident.[28]
Saudi Arabia: Russia has offered Saudi Arabia the S-300VM as the first operator.[29]
See also
- List of medium-range and long-range SAMs
- S-300 missile system – (Soviet Union, Russia)
- S-350 missile system – (Russia)
- S-400 missile system – (Soviet Union, Russia)
- S-500 missile system – (Russia)
- Arrow – (Israel)
- Medium Extended Air Defense System – (United States, Germany, Italy)
- Ground-Based Midcourse Defense – (United States)
- MIM-104 Patriot – (United States)
- THAAD – (United States)
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