Director General of IEMZ Kupol: "Modernization of the Tor-M2 complex is ongoing"

Russian anti-aircraft missile systems and systems of short, medium and long range are deservedly considered the best in the world in their classes.

And one of the most important components of the success of modern Russian air defense and missile defense systems is the possibility of their regular modernization - in accordance with the realities of the theaters of operations where they can be used.

Known throughout weapons In the world, the Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile system was developed and manufactured at the Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol (the enterprise is part of the Almaz-Antey defense holding), and, by the way, is already the third modification of this anti-aircraft missile system.

Compared to its predecessors, the modern "Tor-M2" has new software and is able to fire at four targets simultaneously, while covering a longer front line.

A serious test in combat for the new generation of Thors was the anti-terrorist operation of the Russian troops in Syria. The modernization of the Tor-M2 complexes almost immediately confirmed its combat characteristics when performing special tasks in real combat conditions.

Izhevsk vehicles in Syria have convincingly demonstrated that they can hit all types of air targets within their competence - various types of UAVs, cruise missiles, guided glide bombs, multiple rocket launchers and other air weapons.

The next combat test for the new Thors was a special Russian military operation on the territory of Ukraine.

Here, in the Ukrainian theater of operations, unmanned vehicles of various types are used most actively. Thousands of UAVs, taken into the air by Ukrainian militants, have already been shot down during the battles for the liberation of Donbass, but the supply of these products to Ukrainian territory from NATO countries and allies of the Alliance has not yet stopped.

And here "Tor-M2" is a universal means of air defense: both for destroying UAVs, primarily medium and large ones, and for combating military aviation APU and other means of air destruction.

“Work on the modernization of Tor-M2 is ongoing. The system is being improved, as is its ability to hit new air targets that are just appearing now. The potential of the complex is assessed, mathematical modeling is performed to assess the possibility of hitting promising targets by the complex. As soon as possible, the calculations will be tested in practice with an assessment of the actual results., - Fanil Ziyatdinov, General Director of the Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol, said earlier in an interview with TASS.

According to the general director of Kupol, the applied technical solutions will significantly improve the performance of the new Thors in detecting small targets and hitting air targets, which are still under development.

Further modernization of the Tor-M2 air defense system and automation of the operation of the complex in the future will ensure the fulfillment of combat missions with little or no operator involvement.

Comments

[tralflot1832]

What do you think, what kind of air defense system is the drug addict talking about. But it's not a Patriot, that's for sure. What we smashed there.

screenshot from Guardian.

[Aerodrome]

I think the "cheetah" has gone crazy. When our helicopters are irradiated by the "cheetah", dear lady, she immediately warns, with a mention of the source. There are such videos from the sides.

[topol717]

Well, they have air defense mainly against drones and missiles.
And scaring away aircraft is also an important task. It is not necessary to hit if they do not already fly well.

[Nevsky_ZU]

Thor. The best short-range air defense up to 15 km. Better than the Shell, I think.

[blackGRAIL]

Definitely better, but also much more expensive. Both the air defense system itself and the rocket. And no matter how perfect the complex is, it can always be overloaded. Therefore, to create a layered air defense, both are needed, as well as medium and long-range air defense systems. At the same time, the simpler / cheaper the complex, the more of them can / should be.

[Oleg Ogorod]

Layered air defense requires not both, but many different systems, moreover, most of which will operate in automatic mode without crews.
At best, only with a driver. To quickly change location.
And in order to produce a lot of air defense systems, you need high manufacturability and a low price. But military-industrial complex enterprises have long been interested in making single copies at a high price. Custom tailoring is always more expensive than serial production.
And for this, only the modernization of the old Soviet reserve will not be enough. We need new solutions aimed at what I described above. Mass character, cheapness and operation in automatic mode.
The military-industrial complex has been convincing for a long time that the Soviet modernized backlog is enough in modern warfare, they say there is no need to invent anything, but here bam and there turned out to be in a large number of UAVs, which they didn’t really think about in Soviet times.

[1 11]

You know, your opinion is completely untrue, after over the past two weeks the MTR of Ukraine carried out roofing felts 5 roofing felts 6 Torov with drones, you would be better silent and not dishonored by such statements.

Although you can classically merge by proving that the destroyed Torahs in the database zone simply did not have time to turn on))))

[voyaka uh]

There are several videos of kamikaze drones destroying (or damaging) the Tor-M2.
Moreover, one drone takes pictures, and the second rams.
Thor sees neither.

[Oleg Ogorod]

That is why such drones need optical detection and laser suppression of their optics. If the optical detection of the drone is carried out from different points, then there will be coordinates of the drone in physical space.
All this will probably no longer be based on old Soviet developments.
Is there anyone currently developing this...
Everyone is accustomed to doing what they have been able to do for a long time at enterprises. Modernize old developments of predecessors.

[1 11]

What?? Have you played computer games?
Or do you want to sit at the remote control of the air defense system in a rattling cold tin can? Type to detect using optical means.

[Vladimir Dmitrievich Burtsev]

God help! It would be possible to add beam weapons and electronic warfare systems to the TOR air defense system. It will not be worse. Beam weapons are instantaneous....