In Belarus, tests of the upgraded 9A33 − 1B Osa air defense system were tested
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In Belarus, the next stage of testing of the 9A33-1B Osa anti-aircraft missile system modernized by Belarusian specialists was completed. As transmits "Warspot" With reference to the portal tut.by, the tests of the modernized “Wasps” took place at the end of March at the 174 training ground of the Air Force and air defense forces in the Brest region.
Adopted by the Soviet army in 1971, the Osa anti-aircraft missile system over the years has been modernized several times. In Belarus, the decision to improve it was made in 2012 year. During the work carried out at the enterprise 2566 th plant for the repair of electronic weapons "updated air defense system, previously" seen "objects at a distance of no more than 40 km and hit them at a distance not exceeding 9 km, gained the ability to detect the enemy at a distance of 60 km and hit on range in 12. The upgraded complex, designated 9А33 – 1Б, was adopted by the Belarusian army in 2016 year.
However, Belarusian gunsmiths do not stop at what has been accomplished and continue to improve the complex, increasing its combat capabilities.
The Russian army is also in service with one of the modifications of the air defense system called "Osa-AKM", developed as early as 1980 year. In 2016, the Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant “Kupol” presented a modernized version of the Osa-AKM1 air defense system.
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