SAM "Tor-M2" will enter the air defense system of the Kaliningrad region
According to the Ministry of Defense, the latest Tor-M2 anti-aircraft systems will go into service with the 22nd Baltic Air Defense Regiment fleet. The delivery of air defense systems is planned before the end of the year. In the air defense system in depth in the Kaliningrad defense region, the Tor-M2 anti-aircraft systems play the role of a cover system for long-range S-300B4 and medium-range Buk missile defense systems against anti-radar and cruise missile attacks.
- said the ex-deputy commander of the air defense forces of the Ground Forces in Arms - the chief engineer of the air defense forces of the SV, Lieutenant General Alexander Luzan.
Anti-aircraft missile system "Tor-M2" is an all-weather close combat system. It is capable of covering strategic targets from cruise missiles, multiple rocket launchers, as well as loitering ammunition and drones. This is a deeply modernized complex of the Tor family, which differs from previous models by the use of a new 9M338K missile. In addition, the ammunition load on the combat vehicle has been increased from 8 to 16 missiles. The detection range of air targets is up to 32 km, the range of destruction is up to 15 km.
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