India plans to purchase modernized 9M333 air defense systems for Strela-10 air defense systems

India plans to purchase a batch of Russian upgraded 9M333 surface-to-air missiles, negotiations are underway. Reported by Indian news DefenseWorld portal.

According to the portal, which refers to its own sources in the Indian military department, at the end of 2020, the Indian Ministry of Defense discussed the option of supplying new 9M333 missiles, intended for the entire line of Strela-10 anti-aircraft systems, "progress was made" in negotiations with the Russian side. At the same time, there is no information about the number of missiles and the likely cost of the planned deal.

The Kalashnikov concern itself, which produces these missiles, neither confirms nor denies information about a potential deal.

Recall that at the end of December last year, the Kalashnikov concern announced the completion of tests and the start of serial production of the upgraded 9M333 anti-aircraft guided missile intended for the Strela-10 anti-aircraft systems. Work on the modernization of the rocket began in 2018 by order of the Ministry of Defense, since a huge amount of these missiles has accumulated in the warehouses of the military department, and the Strela-10 complex is not yet going to be removed from service.

The upgraded missile has three modes of operation of the homing head: photocontrast, infrared and jamming. SAM "9M333" allows you to fire on the principle of "fire and forget". Designed to destroy low-flying aircraft and helicopters in the conditions of the use of optical interference, as well as drones and cruise missiles.

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[venik]

"... Work on the modernization of the rocket began in 2018 by order of the Ministry of Defense, since a huge amount of these missiles has accumulated in the warehouses of the military department, and the Strela-10 complex is not yet going to be removed from service ..."
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"Arrow" will still serve! Nice complex. Half the world is armed with it!

[OgnennyiKotik]

Rather, even the relevance has increased. The modernization potential is great. New detection and guidance systems are needed. Radar and optoelectronic.

[venik]

Quote: OgnennyiKotik

New detection and guidance systems are needed

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Facilities detect - Yes! Needed! They are being updated on the sly:
Here is one of the latest modifications with a new opto-electronic unit (arrowed).

There are options with OELS circular view ...
But the guidance systems are there WHY? ZKR - homing!
By the way, the radio rangefinder would also be removed and replaced with laser (he unmasks the PU with radio radiation).
By the way, not every car does not need a radar station either, but equipping a battery-powered UP with something like "Harmony" is "what the doctor ordered"! By the way, this is already being done.

[Tcheluskin]

But the guidance systems are there WHY?

The keywords are not only targeting, but also detection. The Strela-M4 upgrade, which has been supplied to the Russian army since 2014, introduced automatic optical search, target acquisition and tracking, including after launch to ensure that the target is hit. Previously, all this had to be done by the operator, in part with the help of external target designation.

[Eldorado]

Strela and its missiles are good, but a new radar is needed to detect the UAV.

[venik]

Quote: El Dorado

Strela and its missiles are good, but a new radar is needed to detect the UAV.

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So there are already new and very good stations:
1L122 "Harmony":

1L227 Sobolyatnik:

Great systems. The latter, although it works more for ground targets, but also low-flying small UAVs - it also detects well ...
They just need more in the troops!

[nsm1]

The bottom picture is photoshop.
Moreover, he is primitive to the point of insanity.

[venik]

Quote: nsm1

The bottom picture is photoshop.
Moreover, he is primitive to the point of insanity.

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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? Search the Internet and you will find WITHOUT a photo-slap! Business then .......

[nsm1]

In fact, there is no difference, but the impression is bad, it's a very terrible craft ...

[Alien From]

Let them buy, just not for the "star"

[Ryaruav]

so the "asterisk" is Vietnamese, but without Indian components and finished pharmaceuticals, we would not be good, this is also a strategic product, well, whose components does the satellite consist of, who knows?

[Mountain shooter]

Didn't find anywhere, did the new rocket add height reach? Taking into account modern realities, it should be up to 4.5 - 5 km for medium UAVs to reach. There are many complexes around the world. With a new rocket, its capabilities could be greatly enhanced.

[venik]

Quote: Mountain Shooter

Didn't find anywhere, did the new rocket add height reach?

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Especially - did not add... It seems like a slightly slant range has increased (up to 5.5 km). And the height reach remained the same - 3.5 km ...
There is all the "trick" like in more sensitive, three-band seeker and more powerful Warhead!

[Siberian 66]

Caliber, mm 120
Rocket length, mm 2223
Rocket mass, kg 41
The mass of the warhead, kg 5
Mass of explosive, kg 2,6
Slanting range of target destruction, m from 800–1200 to 5000
Average missile flight speed, m / s 550
Flight altitude of hit targets, m from 10 to 3500
Firing restriction zone in the direction of the Sun 20°
Arming range from combat vehicle, m, not less than 200
Self-liquidation time, s 29±5
To be honest in modern conditions, after the widespread use of various UAVs in Syria and Karabakh, the height and range of target destruction does not inspire ... Carriers of UABs and loitering ammunition can no longer get them, and you can't get attack helicopters either, and chase the shells themselves no missiles will not be enough.

[paul3390]

One thing is not clear - the declared performance characteristics of the 9M333 have a slant range of 5 km, and an altitude reach of 3,5 km. As the experience of Armenia has shown, it is not very clear how, with such parameters, it is possible to fight off a UAV ...

[OgnennyiKotik]

For this, there are different types of air defense
An arrow is an air defense of the near zone, not even a short range, and even more so not an average one.
Perfect against harop, orbiter and skystrikers.

[DDZ57]

Perfect against harop, orbiter and skystrikers.

Provided that the GOS Strela captures the Harop, Orbiter and Skystriker, given that the Arrow was originally created mainly to fight helicopters and attack aircraft.
And even if the GOS Arrow captures the harop, orbiter and skystriker, there is a very high probability that the laser fuse will miss the above targets, because he (the fuse) was also taught to work on helicopters and attack aircraft.
Harop, orbiter and skystriker have completely different image intensifier tubes compared to a helicopter.
And for TV2, Strela is an ideal target, which was shown in Karabakh.

[Alexfly]

Oh, the Hindus will freak out, now Biden will scare them with sanctions and that's it ...

[Ros 56]

Well, there will be a salary for the hard workers.

[Quadro]

Here they wrote to me recently as if Shilka, modernized by the Indians, was once more relevant and in general could not be better. However, the Indians quietly decided to buy an arrow.

[FrankyStein]

Is it generally rational to use the GOS at such ranges? You can do without it and make rockets cheaper.