The Ministry of Defense announced serial deliveries of the new Pantsir-SM air defense missile system
The newest Pantsir-SM anti-aircraft missile-cannon systems (ZRPK) will be the first to receive the anti-aircraft units of the Western and Central Military Districts. The decision was made in the Ministry of Defense.
The new Pantsir-SM air defense missile system will soon begin to enter the troops, state tests of the anti-aircraft complex are planned to be completed this year. As stated in the military department, the new version of the complex is significantly superior to the Pantsir-S developed in the early 2000s. When creating it, the experience of using air defense missile systems in hostilities in Syria and Libya was taken into account.
As reported "News", referring to sources in the Ministry of Defense, the military department has already made a decision on the supply of "Pantsir-SM" to the troops. First of all, it will go into service with the anti-aircraft gunners of the Western and Central military districts. Deliveries will be carried out as part of the state defense order as planned. Then the modernized complexes will be adopted by the anti-aircraft units of other military districts.
As previously reported, "Pantsir-SM" received a new radar with AFAR, which allows detecting aerodynamic targets at a distance of up to 75 km. The use of a new missile and a multifunctional aiming station increased the maximum radius of destruction to 40 km.
The air defense missile system itself still carries 12 anti-aircraft guided missiles, but to repel massive air raids on external target designation, the transport-loading vehicle of the complex, carrying up to 24 missiles, can fire. This option is provided in case there is no time to reload the ZRPK. In addition, the Pantsir-SM ammunition load includes new small-sized anti-aircraft missiles specially designed to destroy drones. One vehicle can carry up to 48 of these missiles.
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