S-300/400/500 News [Russian Strategic Air Defense] #1

GarryB wrote:Which was the thing the person I was disagreeing with on the Key pub forum didn't get.

Stealthflanker wrote:Is MIM-104 Patriot use pure TVM guidance or SAGG similar as the S-300PS ?

10/14/12 CENTRAL MILITARY ANALYSIS U.S.: RUSSIAN C-300 COVERED THE SKY OVER KARABAKH AND ABKHAZIA
October 14 2012.

IA REGNUM, October 13. Analysis of photographs taken from space shows the permutations that can seriously affect the balance of power in the air defense of the Caucasus, according Contact.az.

The publication refers to the US-based Center for Military Analysis - IMINT, which published satellite photos of Russian and Armenian air defense systems in the region. According to the expert center Sean O'Connor, images indicate the appearance of new complexes of C-300 in Armenia and Abkhazia: "Both of their bases have considerable potential for the deployment."

Until 2008, Armenia imported components, at least, three C-300 battery, replacing the old C-125 for the protection of Yerevan. In 2010, Russia placed an extra pair of C-300 in the province of Syunik near Goris c (border region of Armenia and Iran - IA REGNUM ) and the village Kagnut, both batteries are located seven kilometers from the border with Nagorno Karabakh. "Batteries 5N63S use mobile radar and radar to low altitude," - said the source.

"According to the pictures in 2011, near Goris now housed several batteries. Deployed there C-300 is taken under the protection of defense of Armenia and the region of Nagorno-Karabakh," - said O'Connor. Located there C-300 may also cover airport near Stepanakert, in addition to the existing C-125 battery. In addition, when such a dislocation C-300 closes the existing air gap, allowing Armenia to block flights between Azerbaijan and Nakhichevan province.

Accommodation Armenian C-300 in the area adjacent to Nagorno-Karabakh, says preparing various scenarios of possible conflict in the region, concluded Sean O'Connor.
http://www.regnum.ru/

Knocks down anything that moves


To combat duty prepare fifth regiment of S-400
Before the year is on combat duty in the South Military District intercede calculations missile systems S-400.
In our army it will be the fifth military unit, armed with a "triumph." Two are in place north and east of Moscow, one - in the Kaliningrad region and the Far East. According to plans of the army leadership in the next seven years, the Defense Ministry will purchase more than fifty battalions of S-400 with eight launchers each. Although reliable protection of the capital is the most important function of the Armed Forces General Staff decided that the anti-aircraft arsenal must be updated in the different regions of the country. Therefore, the geography of combat duty "chetyrehsotok" expands to the East and the North-West and South on Russia. As for the protection of the airspace around Moscow, but now the mission entrusted to the shelf-400 near Dmitrov and electric steel.

How dangerous weapon are military, can be judged by the results of its tests on Ashuluk and Kapustin Yar in the Astrakhan region. The complex, known as the West Growler - "Growler", managed to shoot down a missile target, flying at a speed of 2800 meters per second, and the other to get an object at an altitude of 56 kilometers. Fighting characteristics of "Triumph" is truly impressive. Work simultaneously on 36 targets, flying hundreds of miles from antiaircraft-missile position today is not capable of any other system of air defense. It is no accident to the C-400 are showing increased interest abroad - especially in China.

In fact, this system can be used for at least seven variants of missiles. Three of them - 48N6E, 48N6E2 and 48N6E3 - suitable for live-fire as a "chetyrehsotke" and an improved system of S-300PM. Ammunition labeled 48N6DM specially elaborated under the "Triumph". The management of these missiles is built on the principle of semi-active radar homing with correction. Industry is preparing to release two more ammunition - 9M96E and 9M96E2. It uses active radar homing.

In the next seven years, the Defense Ministry will purchase more than 50 battalions of antiaircraft missile system S-400

Range of these missiles is designed only for 135 kilometers, and the designers of "Triumph" are trying to do better. Earlier this year, it was reported that the S-400 long-range anti-aircraft developed guided missile with the ability to hit targets at a distance of over 250 kilometers. Rather, it is the so-called product 40N6E with active-semi-active homing. Before its creators was an extremely difficult task - to make munition that will destroy air targets even beyond line of sight of ground stations guidance. In other words, the final leg of the flight the rocket should own, without help from the ground, to find, identify and strike air targets. They may not be the only airplane, helicopter, impact or reconnaissance drone.

In general, "chetyrehsotke" designed so that it is, including, got ballistic targets, hypersonic missiles, and other current and future air attack. That is, acting not only as a "clean" air defense system, but also as an element of a non-strategic missile defense. With the advent of the arsenal of C-400 dalneboynogo munition with a radically new seeker, this problem will be solved. On launcher plan to establish four such missiles.


Yuri Gavrilov


http://vpk.name/news/77139_Sbivaet_vse_chto_dvizhetsya.html

I think no one here notices what our comrade mindstorm is being saying and repeating all over

Arrow wrote:What was the fastest ballistic missile tested against S-300V, and S-400 ?

I think the only available date about it is recent 2.8km/sec during S-400 testing.

I was watching at videos of PAC-3 test and I found the missile to be very fast , check the videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT6DzaG_658

На фоне впечатляющих достижений, которые получены разработчиками ракет для РАС-3 и "Астер", ракеты "Факела" заметно выделяются своими характеристиками. Крайне незначительно отличаясь друг от друга по размерам и массе (масса 9М96Е и 9М96Е2 соответственно 330 и 420 кг), эти ракеты могут поражать цели на дальностях соответственно от 1 до 40 и 120 км и высотах от 5 м до 20 и 30 км, что превосходит соответствующие показатели у "Астеров" и ракеты для РАС-3. В отличие от своих зарубежных аналогов 9М96Е и 9М96Е2 используют "холодный" вертикальный старт: перед запуском маршевого двигателя они выбрасываются из контейнера на высоту более 30 м. В процессе подъема на эту высоту ракета склоняется в сторону цели с помощью газодинамической системы, что позволяет достичь минимальной границы ближней зоны поражения. После запуска маршевого двигателя на начальном и среднем участках траектории полета используется инерциально-корректируемое наведение, что позволяет добиться максимальной помехозащищенности, а в процессе перехвата цели - самонаведения. Перед точкой встречи с целью ракета способна реализовать режим "сверхманевренности", для чего используется газодинамическая система управления, которая позволяет за 0.025 с увеличить аэродинамическую перегрузку ракеты на двадцать единиц.

Испытания новых ракет проводятся с использованием самых совершенных программ компьютерного моделирования, в которых используются результаты, получаемые как в ходе наземных, так и летно-стендовых испытаний. Результаты испытаний и исследований показывают, что 9М96Е и 9М96Е2 имеют практически 70-процентную вероятность прямого попадания в боеголовку тактической баллистической ракеты или боевую часть высокоточной ракеты. Во всех остальных случаях промах не превышает нескольких метров. Для того чтобы и в этом случае боевое снаряжение цели было уничтожено, 9М96Е и 9М96Е2 оснащены 24-кг боевой частью с управляемым (за счет применения системы многоточечного инициирования) полем поражения.

Nice info about 9m96 Mindstorm, thanks.

So much for Russia not having hit-to-kill capability.

“We worked many years to get to this point,” says Dennis Cavin, vice president of U.S. Army and missile defense programs for Lockheed Martin. “For the first time in a live-fire event, multiple weapon systems engaged a raid of multiple targets simultaneously,”

The results used for the computer modeling, are actual 9m69E launches? How many are we talking here?

Just curious weather the 70% hit to kill ratio was modeled mostly by simulation, or is a ratio derived from repeated tests.