Ground Troops Air Defense (PVO)

http://ria.ru/arms_news/20120703/690810666.html



Over the confirmation of the numbers already known for some of the weapon systems expected for the 2020 Army's procurement plan (about 2300 new MBTs, 10 brigaded of Iskander-M, 2000 new artillery systems and sone dozen of thousands of other fighting/technical vehicles) we have the first indication of the target amount of S-300V4 expected for 2020 : 9 brigades.


This suggest ,for the next years, a probable re-modulation of the reqirements for the Medium ,Short, and also Ultra-Short range (if an optimized cross-country "Morfei" will be completed in time) SAM[b] omponents of the Russian Army's mobile IAD at 15-20 brigades for each segment......very likely only partially covered by new SAM models.

What is the makeup of a S-300V brigade?
Is it the same as S-400 with 16 TELs per brigade?

Yes 16 launchers, up to 24 in some instances.

Those modern S-300V4 brigades surely represent an excellent long range anti-aircraft/missile component for the mobile IADS at protection of Russian Ground Forces in any major conflict, but naturally the problems for Russian Armed Forces  lie elsewhere.....

Mindstorm wrote:

Yes 16 launchers, up to 24 in some instances.

Those modern S-300V4 brigades surely represent an excellent long range anti-aircraft/missile component for the mobile IADS at protection of Russian Ground Forces in any major conflict, but naturally the problems for Russian Armed Forces lie elsewhere.....

Well that means, brigade=regiment=3-4 x batery =3/4x 4-12 launchers.

I think S-400 regiment can consist of up to 6 batteries each with max 12 TEL on the mobile version

regiment. Meaning if S-300V4 is able to provide 6 battery at one regiment it could theoretically mean 1 Brigade of S-300V4 = 6 batteries = 6 batteries x 12 TEL = 72 TEL for one Brigade. 9 Brigade would mean 9 x 72 TEL = 648 TEL vehicles wich is huuuudge number. That would also mean that for the smaller 9M83 missile it could place 648 TEL x 4 9M83M = 2592 9M83M missiles .... LOL

GarryB can you please provide that link on wich was explained structure of airdefense brigade/batery/tank brigade you had it all pritty nice summed up.

GarryB can you please provide that link on wich was explained structure of airdefense brigade/batery/tank brigade you had it all pretty nice summed up.

In the current brigade structure:

An independent Motor Rifle Brigade would have in terms of air defence...

Air defence missile battalion
- HQ
- 3 x Heavy AD Batteries: 4 x SA-8 or 4 x SA-15 or 2 SA-11

Air defence missile - artillery battalion
- HQ
- 1 x SP AD Gun Battery: 6 x ZSU-23-4 or 2S6
- 1 x AD Battery: 6 x SA-13
- 1 x AD Battery: 27 x SA-14

the full document:

New Russian Brigade TO&E
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Russia is re-organizing its ground forces to a new, brigade-based structure. That's a move that the German army did in the late 50's and it became the model for many NATO allies during the 60's and 70's (we kept the division HQs as a fig leaf for political reasons mostly).

The advantage of a brigade-centric structure is the supposedly optimal combination of combat power and agility on the battlefield. The greater (x3) quantity of brigades in comparison to divisions also reduces the widths and areas to be covered by their staffs.


Russian army units are traditionally smaller than Western counterparts (a Soviet WW2 Corps was about as large as a German WW2 division if both were at target strength). That reduced the need for a step towards smaller, more agile units (the orthodox way of covering a large war zone with a smaller army than known from both world wars).

I heard about their army reform efforts years ago and understood it to be mostly about reform of the "hidden" values (less overhead, better training, better morale and the like), and for less mobbing, but it involves also said brigade structure.

This is one of the versions about their new standard combat brigade structure. They don't seem to have settled on one specific design and there's some uncertainty around the issue. Here's no room for multiple TO&Es, so let's focus on this version and keep in mind that this TO&E is preliminary and unreliable info.


Russian Independent Motor Rifle Brigade
(about 4,500 personnel)

Command Company

Signal Battalion
- HQ
- 2 x Signal Companies

1x or 2x Tank Battalion(s) (usually 1)
- HQ: 1 x MBT
- 4 x Tank Companies with each 10 x T72/T-80/T-90

3 x Motor Rifle Battalions
- HQ
- 3 x Motor Rifle Companies: 10 x BMP or BTR or MT-LB
- Mortar Company: 6 x 120mm Mortars 2B11/2S12 or 6 x 82mm Mortars 2B14
- AGL platoon: 3 x BMP or BTR, 6 x AGS-30 AGL
- Antitank platoon: 3 x BMP or BTR, 6 x AT4/AT13/AT14
- Recon platoon: 1 x BMR-K, 2 BMP or 3 x BTR
- Engineer platoon
- Logistic platoon
- Medical platoon

Artillery Command and recon battery
2 x SP howitzer battalions
- HQ
- 3 x SP Howitzer Batteries: 6 x 2S3M or 2S19 152mm SP Howitzers or 6 x 2S1 122mm Howitzers

Rocket launcher battalion
- HQ
- 3 x MLRS Batteries: 6 x BM21

Antitank Battalion
- HQ
- 1-2 AT Gun Batteries: 6 x 100mm MT-12 AT-Gun, should be replaced with 6 x 2S25 Sprut
- 1-2 ATGM Batteries: 9-12 x 9P148 (AT-5) or 9-12 x 9P149 (AT-6), should be replaced with 12 x 9P162 (BMP3 with AT-14 Kornet)

Air defence missile battalion
- HQ
- 3 x Heavy AD Batteries: 4 x SA-8 or 4 x SA-15 or 2 SA-11

Air defence missile - artillery battalion
- HQ
- 1 x SP AD Gun Battery: 6 x ZSU-23-4 or 2S6
- 1 x AD Battery: 6 x SA-13
- 1 x AD Battery: 27 x SA-14

Recon Company: 4 x BMR-K, 6 x BMP oder 10 x BTR

NBC Defence Company

Engineer Battalion
- HQ
- Engineer sapper company
- Engineer construction company
- Engineer technical company
- Pontoon bridge company

Maintenance battalion
- HQ
- Tracked Vehicle Maintenance Company
- Tracked Vehicle Maintenance Company
- Ordnance/Weapons Maintenance Company
- Electronic Maintenance company
- Combat Recovery Company

Supply battalion
- HQ
- 3 x Transport Companies
- Support Company
Medical company

+ garrison services
- - - - -

My remarks:

The real quality depends on 'hidden' values, especially on the training, communications, availability of supply and doctrine.

Russian companies, battalions and regiments are still smaller than comparable Western units (many companies look like large Western platoons). The brigade would otherwise amount to a division.

One suspicion is that the C4I of the brigade will have weak spots - that's difficult to tell from the distance, though.

36 SPH, 18 SP MRL and 18 mortars. That's a strong indirect fire support for a brigade.

The aforementioned brigade structure is apparently for combat brigades - other brigades would be artillery brigades. Additionally.

Four to five combat battalions is a lot in a single brigade (German brigades have three). The span of command & control is unnecessarily wide.

The recce units are rather small and won't be able to do much more than for example route recce.

This brigade TO&E was obviously made for conventional warfare, although certain Russian 'peacekeeping' activities would be in the range of its abilities as well.

I saw a different TO&E version as well; it had an electronic warfare company and a sniper platoon.



Sven Ortmann
at 13.10.09
5 Comments:

EN said...
Not too different from the old regimental structure, but with more artillery. The Russians love their artillery as much as the US loves air power. I'd prefer organic firepower, but my countrymen disagree for the most part.

Notice there's not much in the way of maintenance and it's all kicked up to Bn? That cost them dearly in Afghanistan and it had to be added to each company as time went on with a small "section" in each maneuver company devoted to towing, and repair of vehicles. This same lack mechanics was felt by the US in Vietnam.

The lack of recon is intentional. The second company of each Bn is trained in Reconnaissance. Some of the Russian army accounts of their adventure in Georgia always had the second company leading the way.

The lack of C4I is standard Red Army. A Bn commander and his XO were expected to plan most operations with a staff of less than five people, including them. They really don't appreciate lower level units getting too complicated by design. Maybe they're right?

All in all, it's not too bad, or much different.
14 October 2009 01:35

J. said...
I like that they keep an NBC company in the brigade structure. In the US Army, you get a pair of NBC recon vehicles. That's about it. Maybe a decon platoon will be chopped to support, but only if it's a really big exercise and the reserves are participating.
14 October 2009 14:29

Sven Ortmann said...
Decon is a good idea for many purposes, even ones completely unrelated to NBC problems.

It's good for delousing, for example (if the unit is prepared for it).

You won't see such needs if you only do exercises for a few days, of course.
14 October 2009 15:11

Lambda said...
Have to concur with EN here, not much fundamental change beyond a re-shuffling of the old regimental battalion-sized cards.
I found interesting that there would be a separate medium-range SAM battalion. SA-8/15 used to be division-level only in the (publicly available) late-80s TOEs. Potentially a useful move, reminds of reflexions about fighting without air superiority already mentioned here.
14 October 2009 20:10


source: http://defense-and-freedom.blogspot.co.nz/2009/10/new-russian-brigade-to.html?showComment=1255543823677#c131801300241930485

So repeating the above AD force within a standard brigade:


Air defence missile battalion
- HQ
- 3 x Heavy AD Batteries: 4 x SA-8 or 4 x SA-15 or 2 SA-11

Air defence missile - artillery battalion
- HQ
- 1 x SP AD Gun Battery: 6 x ZSU-23-4 or 2S6
- 1 x AD Battery: 6 x SA-13
- 1 x AD Battery: 27 x SA-14


For the new brigade structure I rather suspect that SA-11 for the 1980s and 1990s would have changed to SA-17 and when the new vehicle families are ready Vityaz could replace the SA-17 and the shorter range models of S-300 etc.

Equally in the AD missile and gun battalion Pantsir-S1 and Morfei would replace Tunguska and SA-13 respectively while SA-14 would be replaced by Igla in the late 1980s and 90s, and Igla-S and perhaps Verba when it arrives.

So the new Brigade air defence force might look like this:


Air defence missile battalion
- HQ
- 3 x Heavy AD Batteries: 4 x Vityaz 4 x SA-15D

Air defence missile - artillery battalion
- HQ
- 1 x SP AD Gun Battery: 6 x Pantsir-S1
- 1 x AD Battery: 6 x Morfei
- 1 x AD Battery: 27 x Igla-S or Verba

The main issue would be regarding the variation between light, medium, and heavy brigades... Pantsir-S1 will be a similar weight to Tunguska... at about 30-35 tons so in medium and light brigades and lighter vehicle might be needed... perhaps with one twin barrel 30mm, or perhaps even more radical a trailer mount with a missile launch platform like a MLRS with 360 degree turntable for a large pod of ready to fire missiles perhaps?


In independent AD brigades I would expect batteries of 4-12 TELs with command vehicles, where battery and battalion mean the same thing, so a regiment is a group of batteries and a brigade is a group of regiments. For instance AFAIK an S-300 battery can consist of up to 12 launchers, while a BUK battery can also consist of up to 12 launchers, though 6 of those are TELs with radar, while the other 6 are launcher/loaders carrying 4 missiles ready to fire and 4 reserve missiles. TOR has a battery of up to 4 vehicles which of course combine launchers and the radars needed. Pantsir-S1 can operate up to 6 vehicles in a battery, while the old Shilka tended to operate in pairs.

The size of the battery is largely determined by the ability of the command vehicle to share targets. TORs operate in groups of 4. Pantsir-S1s operate in groups of up to 6. One vehicle in the group will act as the command vehicle and receive target data from higher up as well as the shared info from the other vehicles in the group and the command vehicle will assign targets to each vehicle to ensure the battery is able to handle the targets as they present themselves.

TR1 wrote:What is the makeup of a S-300V brigade?
Is it the same as S-400 with 16 TELs per brigade?

Nope,

One full Brigade of S-300VM system consist of

- 48 9A83M TELAR (9M83M missiles) + 24 9A85 TEL ( 9M83M missiles) = 288 9M83M missiles
- 24 9A82M TELAR (9M82M missiles) + 24 9A84 TEL ( 9M82M missiles) = 72 9M82M missiles

9 Brigades makes nine times more TELAR/TEL with almost 3500 hypersonic missiles.

Thats why Almaz-Antej will have something to do until 2020.

On the other hand Russia plans to produce 56 Battalions of S-400 systems witch makes.

- 5376 TEL and 21504 missiles of 48N6 class in its max. allowed connectivity.

But as we sow earlier one regiment/battalion makes only two (min. batteries) wich would make

1344 TELAR for (12 TELAR battery) and 4 times more missiles of 48N6 class.

Numbers above for S-300VM are also given for full size brigade.

Nevertheless it numbers are mindblowing.

Any sources for these numbers? They seem unbelievably high, considering Russia never even operated that many S-300Vs.
You sure you are talking about vehicles, not tubes?

Why would an S-300V unit have that many more launchers than a S-400?

From what I understand the current S-400 plans are for 56 battalions = 448 launchers. Which is still massive.

TR1 wrote:Any sources for these numbers?

Not the one I have permision to tell.

TR1 wrote:They seem unbelievably high, considering Russia never even operated that many S-300Vs.

Those numbers are given for full size heavy SAM S-300V4 brigade. In reality just like with S-400 number of TEL will likely be around half or less of max. number and that corrensponds with current S-300V strength meaning by 2020 Russia intends to have all of its S-300V replaced with S-300VM4.

There are 70 batteries of S-300V system within 6-10 S-300V brigades wich will be replaced with S-300VM4 by 2020 and thats what Putin had in mind.

TR1 wrote:You sure you are talking about vehicles, not tubes?

Times 4 and you got the planed SAM firepower for 9M83M
Times 2 and you got the planed SAM firepower for 9M82M

TR1 wrote:From what I understand the current S-400 plans are for 56 battalions = 448 launchers. Which is still massive.

Nope.

One S-400 battalion can consist of max 8 batteries each having max 12 TEL. Thats a lot of TELs for 56 full sized battalions.

At current rate Russia is having 2 S-400 batteries per battalion. If it keeps this way by 2020 it will have 56 battalions each with 2 battery of 8-12 TEL ranging from 900-1400 brand new S-400 TEL each having 4 S-400 missiles.

Anyway I expect Russia to have by 2020 around 1500 new TELAR/TEL of S-300VM4 and S-400 systems.

Viktor wrote:One S-400 battalion can consist of max 8 batteries each having max 12 TEL. Thats a lot of TELs for 56 full sized battalions.

I've looked at all four of the Moscow S-400 sites, and they all appear to be in possession of eight towed TELs. That'd therefore appear to be the standard equipment set for one battery. Each battery comes with its own 96L6 radar as well, in place of the 5N66/76N6.

"Up to 12 TELs" likely means 1) you can buy a battery with up to 12 TELs, albeit after 2017, or 2) they're storing unrequired TELs and only deploying eight at each launch complex. Could also be that the remaining 4 TELs are going to be different, fitted with the 40N6, in which case it makes perfectly good sense why they're currently absent.

SOC wrote:I've looked at all four of the Moscow S-400 sites, and they all appear to be in possession of eight towed TELs. That'd therefore appear to be the standard equipment set for one battery. Each battery comes with its own 96L6 radar as well, in place of the 5N66/76N6.

8 TEL per battery is standard Russian.

SOC wrote:"Up to 12 TELs" likely means 1) you can buy a battery with up to 12 TELs, albeit after 2017, or

Russia has standard 8 TEL per battery.
China bought 6 TEL per battery but it is standard that one export S-300Pxx battery comes with 4 TEL (but more loading vehicle) althrow you can make adjustments with up to 12 TEL per battery suiting your needs.


@TR1
I have to correct myself. Russia will not have 56 battalions but 56 batteries wich means 56 x 8 TEL = 448 TEL = 448 x 4 = 1792 missiles (not counting smaller ones wich my increase that number)

I guess newsreporters are the ones most confused here spreading caos and panic at the same time everywhere.

9M317M -----> BUKM2 or BUKM3 ?
9M82M ------> Which sam is this ?
9M83M ------> Which SAM is this ?

Austin wrote:Viktor Thanks for Posting.

Just a clarification

9M317M -----> BUKM2 or BUKM3 ?
9M82M ------> Which sam is this ?
9M83M ------> Which SAM is this ?

9M317 is used by BUK-M2, it could be that 9M317M will use BUK-M3 with ARH and 70km range (12 missiles per TELAR)

 - old picture (with wrong missile index - but you get the idea)




And the new one





- 9M92M and 9M83M are all part of a S-300V4 missiles system with larger one (9M82M) having horrific 350 km range  
 (export versions of those missiles under Antej-2500 have 200 - 250 km range)

Here is a nice link with good pictures LINK

Oh, I see... sort of  

So, just out of curiosity, how many TELs/TELARs are (usually) in V-PVO regiments/battalions, of BUK/S-300V systems?

etaepsilonk wrote:Oh, I see... sort of  

So, just out of curiosity, how many TELs/TELARs are (usually) in V-PVO regiments/battalions, of BUK/S-300V systems?

Well there are aberrations because of different reasons but the most common thing concerning S-300VM

Per regiment:

- 4 (batteries make one regiment) x 6 (9A83M TELAR) = 24 9A83M TELAR = 96 9M83M missiles / per regiments (ready to fire)

- 4 (batteries make one regiment) x 6 (9A84M TEL)    = 24 9A83M TEL     = 96 9M83M missiles / per regiments (ready to load)

- 4 (batteries make one regiment) x 3 (9A82M TELAR) = 12 9A82M TELAR  = 24 9M82M missiles / per regiments (ready to load)

- 4 (batteries make one regiment) x 6 (9A85M TEL)    = 24 9A82M TEL     = 48 9M83M missiles / per regiments (ready to load)

so you have at the end per regiment

- 24 9A83M TELAR + 24 9A83M TEL = 96 9M83M missiles ready to fire and 96 9M83M missiles ready to load 

- 12 9A82M TELAR + 24 9A95M TEL = 24 9M82M missiles ready to fire and 48 9M92M missiles ready to load

x 3 for BRIGADE    


BUK missile composition is similar to S-300V meaning: battery (non-existant as an independent operational unit) -> regiment (up to 3 batteries) -> brigade (up to 4 regiments)

One BUK battery consist of:

- 2 x 9A310M1 + 2 x 9A39M1 (now you do the counting)


Things described above are of course most simplistic view of Russian ADS design. Real one is beauty on its own.

During 2016 RF created 3 new air defense brigades
https://ria.ru/defense_safety/20161224/1484526915.html

[b]Lieutenant-General Alexander Leonov:[/b] wrote:Three new anti-aircraft missile brigade formed into two military districts

The basis of the system of armament army air defense constitute anti-aircraft missile systems and complexes (AAMS and SAM), S-300V3, "Buk-M2", "Tor-M1", "Thor M2U", "Osa-AKM", "Tunguska-M1" MANPADS "Igla", "Willow". The main means of automated control are complex automation equipment (KSA) "Polyana-D4M1" intended to equip the command centers of military districts, armies, air defense missile brigades in mobile and stationary versions, as well as a single CSA "Barnaul-T" - for equipment units air defense of motorized rifle (tank) divisions (brigades).

and accompanied radio troops without naming the automation exuipment

By means of intelligence are mobile radar station (RLS) standby "Sky-SV", "Sky-SVU" and the combat mode "Ginger", "Overview", "Dome", as well as portable radar "harmony."

so, this means a loot of S-300V3s

https://www.aviaport.ru/digest/2017/12/28/511253.html

Confirms BUK-M3 has new missile and new radar in this Interview , Shilka replacement likely is the new 57 mm AD Gun with Intelligent Ammo

S-400V4

Since 2014, the latest modification of the S-300V4 long-range antiaircraft missile system (SAM), the most "long-range" in its class, has come into service. It significantly strengthened the capabilities of the anti-missile component, increased the zone of destruction of aviation assets. Modernization capabilities of the system make it possible to hit ballistic and perspective aircraft.

BUK-M2/BUK-M3/MZ

The development of medium-range air defense systems of the Buk family continues. There were modifications of "Buk-M2" and "Buk-MZ". The radar of illumination and guidance was introduced into the Buk-M2 air defense system. This made it possible to expand the radio horizon at extremely low flight levels of the target and to increase the range of the cruise missile destruction. Each firefighter provides detection, identification and firing at the same time to four targets from an unprepared starting position.

Since 2016, serial deliveries of the newest modification of the Buk-MZ complex have been started. Due to the multifunctional radar station with a phased array antenna and new missiles, the Buk-MZ complexes are 2-3 times superior to the capabilities of the previous SAM systems of this class. One self-propelled unit can fire up to six targets.

Tor-M2

Since 2016, the newest modification of the Tor-M2 air defense system began to arrive. High maneuverability and fire characteristics allow using them as highly mobile reconnaissance and fire complexes. The use of a new anti-aircraft guided missile made it possible to expand the borders of the zone of damage by almost a half and to bring the ammunition of a combat vehicle to 16 missiles. Tor-M2 remains the only means of this class in the world capable of simultaneously firing four air targets at the same time with four missiles.

MANPADS Verba

To directly cover the individual tactical units from 2014, a portable anti-aircraft missile system (MANPADS) "Verba" is used. Due to the use of a new optical homing head, the zone of firing of targets with low thermal radiation and protection against pyrotechnic interference are increased. As a result, the consumption of missiles for the destruction of one target was reduced, and the efficiency of the complex was increased by a factor of 1.5-2 compared to the Igla missile system.

Shilka Replacement

To replace the "Shilka" complexes, a new anti-aircraft artillery complex with an innovative ammunition of shots is being developed. It is designed to destroy tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), single rocket launchers, cruise missiles, strike elements of high-precision weapons systems, tactical aviation aircraft, fire support helicopters, as well as surface and above-ground easily armored targets. The peculiarity of the complex is its low radio visibility due to the use of passive means of reconnaissance, detection and tracking of air targets.

Russia to begin large-scale rearmament of ground air defense

The air defense of the Russian ground forces is moving to a uniform standard. The armed forces will begin large-scale replacement of outdated air defense weapons in 2022. The Defense Ministry has ordered large-scale Standard R&D. It will design a new line of antiaircraft weapons and engagement concept for air defense units. New weapons have to be uniform and standard to the maximum. They will be united into a single integrated system to increase efficiency. The ministry appropriated nearly half a billion rubles only for R&D. Experts believe the upgraded air defense will increase the potential of the Ground Forces, the Izvestia daily writes.

The Defense Ministry told the newspaper it ordered the Standard R&D to "research inter-arm development problems and upgrade normative and technical provision for the creation of armaments and hardware." The project costs 422 million rubles. The preliminary option for air defense modernization is to be submitted in 2020 and the final one in 2022. R&D will be the first stage of the modernization program. At the second stage the ministry will order to design new hardware and test it.

All ground air defense weapons from manpads to S-300 have to be upgraded, unified and united into a single contour. The approach demands to change the engagement strategy of army air defense. Previously each complex operated as an independent unit. Now the air shield for tanks, infantry and artillery will be provided by all antiaircraft missiles integrated into a single entity.

A new line of air defense weapons is to appear in future. They will have a single radio-technical complex and other electronic components. Compatible missiles will be provided. The program is to develop a series of radars and an automatic control system. The new hardware will process radar data real time. The approach will help the artificial intellect analyze the air situation and provide recommendation for engagement of various weapons.

The new air defense weapons can form several defense lines operating under a single command. It will increase the efficiency of all air defense arms operating at high, medium and low altitudes. The integration will guarantee the destruction of aircraft, small drones, salvo fire projectiles and repel massive cruise and ballistic missile strikes. It is important that the number of air defense systems will decrease. The program calls to gradually abandon all outdated hardware, in particular, small and medium-range Shilka, Tunguska and Tor, as well as first modifications of medium-range air defense weapons up to Buk-M2. The first modifications of long-range S-300 will also be decommissioned. Buk-3M will remain operational but will be seriously upgraded. The troops will keep S-300V and S-300VM after the necessary improvements.

The unification of ground air defense is a timely decision which will simplify the production, operation and training, former head of the antiaircraft missile forces Lieutenant-General Alexander Gorkov said. "They have been trying to resolve the problem of different kinds of army air defense for long. Air defense at various tactical levels from a division to an army differ by engagement method. The arms and hardware are not uniform and have different element base. It decreases the efficiency of their joint engagement. The upcoming unification will form joint air defense groups depending on the missions," he said.

The air defense of the ground forces has to protect army formations from adversary aircraft and cruise missiles. Its share of modern weapons exceeds 35 percent, the Izvestia said.

https://www.armyrecognition.com/armies_in_the_world_analysis_focus/russia_to_begin_large-scale_rearmament_of_ground_air_defense.html

The Russian Army will get two brigades of S-300V4 and Buk-M3 surface-to-air missile systems next year, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at the ministry’s enlarged board meeting attended by President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday

More:
http://tass.com/defense/1036613

George1 wrote:The Russian Army will get two brigades of S-300V4 and Buk-M3 surface-to-air missile systems next year, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at the ministry’s enlarged board meeting attended by President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday  

More:
http://tass.com/defense/1036613

Great! I was thinking of asking about the s300V4 system (lack of news)...no need anymore.

Good Details on S-300V4 , BUK-M3 and Tor-M2 in this article 


https://russian.rt.com/russia/article/589802-novaya-tehnika-armiya-2019

“At one of the strategic directions, it is planned to form an anti-aircraft missile brigade equipped with long-range S-300V4 missiles. In the framework of equipping modern weapons of military air defense, the re-equipment of the medium-range anti-aircraft missile brigade on the Buk-MZ air defense system was planned. - Delivery will continue in the air defense units of the short-range Tor-M2 air defense missile system, Leonov said.



S-300V4 


In 2019, the Russian army will be replenished with modern systems of military air defense. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. In particular, the S-300V4, Buk-M3 and Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems will be supplied to the Ground Forces



C-300B4 is one of the modifications of the S-300 air defense system. The complex is responsible for the long-range air defense and is close in combat capabilities to the S-400 Triumph . Depending on customer requirements, the S-300B4 is manufactured on a tracked or wheeled chassis. The brainchild of "Almaz-Anthea" is characterized by high mobility, maneuverability and autonomy.



“Compared to the previous generation, the S-300B4 system has two to three times more space to be covered from air strikes and an increased distance from the boundary of the defeat zone of air targets. These parameters, in particular, provide guaranteed interception of the head parts of medium-range ballistic missiles,
The arsenal of the S-300B4 includes three types of guided two-stage missiles. 9M83M light missiles destroy air targets at a range of up to 150 km, 9M82M medium missiles at a range of up to 200 km, heavy 9M82MD missiles at a range of up to 400 km. At the same time, the S-300V4 can hit objects moving at a speed of 4500 m / s (16.2 thousand km / h) and is capable of simultaneously intercepting 16 ballistic missiles and aerodynamic targets (airplanes and UAVs). ”said Jan Novikov, General Director of Almaz-Antey, earlier.


BUK-M3


The medium-range complex "Buk-M3" comes to the troops in 2016. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the air defense missile system is designed to intercept maneuvering aerodynamic targets, as well as for “firing on radio-contrast ground targets and hitting surface targets.”
"Buk-M3" provides simultaneous shelling of 36 air objects flying at speeds up to 3 km / s. The main purpose of the Buk-M3 is to protect the troops from attacks by airplanes, helicopters, UAVs and cruise missiles at a range from 2.5 to 70 km and from 5 m to 35 km. One launcher can carry up to 12 missiles.
In order to improve the combat characteristics of the Beech family, specialists from the Research Institute of Instrument Engineering named after Tikhomirov (Zhukovsky) created a 9M317M missile. The ammunition is equipped with an inertial control system with an active radar homing head. This allows the 9M317M to intercept targets in the conditions of electronic countermeasures, including at very low altitudes (about 5 m).


TOR-M2


The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation pays great attention to re-equipment on the Tor-M2 short-range air defense system. This system is designed to protect communications centers and command posts, bridges, airfields, radio equipment. The air defense missile system is capable of intercepting airplanes, helicopters, drones, rockets and air bombs at a range of up to 12-15 km and at an altitude of 10 m to 6-10 km.
The Thor ammunition set consists of 16 missiles that ensure destruction of targets flying at a speed of 2.5 thousand km / h. The complex can detect up to 48 targets and simultaneously fire at four objects. "Tor-M2" operates in fully automatic mode. The combat calculation of the air defense system is focused on monitoring the environment and decides on the launch of rockets.
Deliveries of "Tor-M2" to the troops began in 2015. The complex has installed equipment that has significantly improved the processing of radio signals. The Ministry of Defense highly values ​​Tor-M2 for its ability to perform tasks in a complex meteorological and interfering environment, as well as for almost guaranteed interception of “small-sized, intensively maneuvering targets.”

“The enrolled short-range anti-aircraft missile system Tor-M2 provides an all-view defeat of aerial targets, including striking elements of precision weapons. The combat vehicle of the complex allows reconnaissance in motion across any terrain and simultaneous shelling of four air targets, ”said Alexander Leonov, commenting on the capabilities of Tor-M2.

Very interesting interview with the General Александр Леонов about the current state and future of air defense of Federation's Ground Forces.

http://redstar.ru/vojska-nadyozhno-prikryty-ot-udarov-s-vozduha/



Confirmed the today organization working around : 300В4, Бук-М3/M2, Тор-М2, Тунгуска-М1 and ПЗРК Верба for the SAM component, Поляна-Д4М1 for the unified command system and Купол-М3 e Ниобий-СВ (very important in the defeat of air forces tactics working around use of air delivered decoys) for the long range radar component.

Confirmed the role of the new 57 mm Деривация-ПВО as substitute of the outdated Шилка above all in the massive anti-UAV/UCAV role.

300В4 already tested with success in tests against some hypersonic targets.

Confirmed also the advanced work on air defense systems based on "new physical principles" for the Ground Forces.


Those developments are of particular importance because theirs task are to create an highly mobile and multi-layered IAD ,togheter obviously with the ground based EW vehicles and masking and decoy forces, capable to neutralize all type of airborne attacks and high precision weapons so to allow the first and second echelon of armoured, mechanized and artillery divisions to capitalise theirs large overmatch over foreign counterparts in terms of firepower, range of defeat and strategic/tactical mobility and destroy the key enemy strategic assets in the deep after the breakthrough.

December 26 - Day of the Air Defense Forces of the Ground Forces of Russia

https://en.topwar.ru/178531-26-dekabrja-den-vojsk-pvo-suhoputnyh-vojsk-rossii.html

News of the "Birds catcher" project: unification and intelligent systems

Currently, a promising short-range anti-aircraft missile system "Birdies" is being developed for the ground and airborne forces. In the future, it will have to replace outdated products of the Strela-10 line and increase the potential of the military air defense. Recently, new details of a promising project have become known. We are talking about the introduction of fundamentally new solutions in the field of management tools.

Last news

On December 4, Izvestia announced new information about the "Birdcatcher" project. The data was obtained from sources in the Ministry of Defense, in the defense industry, as well as from a new technical task. It is reported that a fundamental decision has been made to equip the promising air defense system with an "intelligent combat control system." In addition, a competition has begun for the development of optoelectronic devices for the complex. All these works will be completed by the end of next year.

It is proposed to develop new means of observation and combat control with a high degree of automation, capable of taking over some of the operator's tasks. The optical-electronic system of the air defense missile system will have to ensure the observation of the airspace. In this case, it is necessary to make it as resistant to interference and suppression systems as possible. The intelligent control system of the air defense missile system will process the incoming signal and identify targets.

At the request of the Ministry of Defense, Ptitselov's automatic equipment will be able not only to detect, but also to identify air targets. It will have to distinguish between planes, helicopters, UAVs, missiles, etc., determine their belonging and provide fire. Due to this, the load on the calculation will be reduced to a minimum without losses in combat effectiveness.

The principle of operation of an air defense missile system with such equipment is disclosed. When entering a position, the complexes will receive their area of ​​responsibility: a sector and a range of heights. Automation will have to monitor this space, detect and fire targets. The work of the calculation of the combat vehicle will actually be reduced to the delivery of the complex to the position and the inclusion of automatic systems.

Modernization result

In the recent past, it has been repeatedly reported that the ready-made Pine project will become the basis for the promising air defense system "Ptitselov". Provided for the installation of the combat module "Sosny" on the chassis of different types that meet the requirements of the customer. At the same time, it was assumed that the module will not undergo significant changes, and the improvements will be associated only with the features of the base chassis.

According to the latest news, the Pines module will undergo a significant update. It is proposed to replace the standard optical-electronic means and control system with new products with different characteristics and capabilities. Earlier, information was received about the possible equipping of the air defense system with its own search and guidance radar. The features and capabilities under development are likely to require improved communications for data exchange and control.

Earlier it was reported that "Birdies" will use the standard anti-aircraft guided missile "Sosny", known under the index 9M340. In the summer of this year, it was reported about plans to modernize this missile in order to improve the main technical and combat characteristics. At the same time, it is obvious that the use of such a missile defense system, even in its original configuration, will provide serious advantages over the existing Strela-10 air defense system.

Two variants of one complex

Recall that the development of a short-range air defense system for the military air defense "Birdies" began in 2017-18. in the interests of the Airborne Forces. The anti-aircraft systems in service with the latter are outdated, and it is necessary to find a replacement for them. It was in this capacity that the new "Birdman" was initially considered. Taking into account the special needs of the Airborne Forces, it was decided to build it on the serial chassis of the BMD-4M airborne combat vehicle. Such an air defense system will be able to work in the same battle formations with the "winged infantry", incl. parachute with her.

This summer it became known that the ground forces were interested in the "Birdcatcher" project. Their own version of the complex is being developed for them. Its main difference from the landing gear is the chassis. For unification with other samples, the BMP-3 tracked chassis was selected in service.

The development of a new combat module, combining the Sosny units and new systems, will continue until the end of 2021. The experimental design work of the Birds is planned to be completed in 2022. In the same year, the new complex is expected to be adopted and the re-equipment of air defense units of land and airborne troops.

The Birdcatcher may not be the only ground force novelty in its class. Last year, a version of the Sosna air defense system based on the BMP-3 chassis was shown. Then it was argued that this is the serial appearance of the complex, and in this form it can go into service. If it is accepted, then the ground forces in the coming years will receive two maximally unified air defense systems at once. However, one of them can be abandoned in order to simplify and reduce the cost of modernizing air defense.

Desired benefits

In the coming years, the air defense of the two branches of the armed forces will face an interesting update in all respects. The new air defense systems for the army and the airborne forces will be unified among themselves in key systems and components. At the same time, they will use well-mastered serial chassis, consisting of the supply of two structures. The positive consequences of such unification are obvious.

"Ptitselov" and "Sosna", in contrast to the air defense systems of previous generations, have modern means of communication and control, ensuring their integration into a large air defense system. In addition, an increase in efficiency should be expected due to new detection tools and an “intelligent control system” being developed.

When using the existing 9M340 missile defense system from the Sosna air defense system, the promising Ptitselov will be able to intercept targets at ranges up to 10 km and altitudes up to 5 km. The missile is guided by a laser beam, maneuver with an overload of up to 40 is allowed. The upgraded version of the missile will have a greater range and altitude, which will increase the Pines or Poultry Fighter's area of ​​responsibility and increase the likelihood of timely target hitting.

The main task of the "Ptitselov" in the layered air defense system will be the "completion" of individual aircraft or attack weapons that have managed to break through the zones of responsibility of other air defense systems. The experience of recent conflicts shows that these will mainly be small UAVs and precision weapons.... The potential of such systems is well known, and they require a timely response from air defense.

The future of military air defense

Thus, the development of a promising short-range air defense system for two branches of the armed forces continues, and new details of this project are regularly known. At the same time, the desired results and the approximate timing of their receipt have already been announced. All such news allows us to make optimistic forecasts about the future of military air defense.

It is curious that reports about certain features of the "Ptitselov" arrive regularly and form an ever more detailed picture, but the appearance of this air defense system has not yet been officially published. Most likely, the complex will be shown in the near future at one of the exhibitions - in the form of a model or a prototype.

Tactical exercises of anti-aircraft gunners of five formations with combat launches of the S-300V4, Buk-M3 and Tor-M2 air defense systems were held in the Astrakhan region

In the Astrakhan region, large-scale air defense exercises with combat launches of long-range anti-aircraft missile systems and medium- and short-range anti-aircraft missile systems were conducted with units of anti-aircraft missile formations and military units undergoing training (retraining for the latest weapons) at the military air defense combat training center. A layered air defense system was opposed to the massive use of means of aerospace attack.

During the exercise, units of anti-aircraft missile formations of the Southern, Western and Eastern military districts repelled massive strikes of ballistic and cruise missiles, aviation, as well as a swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles of a simulated enemy.

At the Kapustin Yar training ground, a military air defense group was created from units of five anti-aircraft missile formations and military units armed with advanced anti-aircraft missile systems and S-300V4, Buk-M3 and Tor-M2 complexes.

To create a complex target environment, high-speed target missiles were used – analogues of ballistic and aerodynamic air targets, as well as the universal Adjutant complex, which includes the entire range of air attack weapons from helicopters to cruise missiles. At the same time, the raid of various means of air attack by a conditional enemy was carried out simultaneously.

During the main phase of the exercise, the anti-aircraft missile divisions, having marched and taken up combat positions, worked out the tasks of timely opening and repelling air strikes of a conditional enemy in conditions of high-intensity radio-electronic interference.

At the first turn of the echeloned defense, the divisions of the S-300V4 long-range anti-aircraft missile systems repelled the attack of aeroballistic missiles, performing combat launches at targets descending from a height of more than 150 km.

At the second turn, the combat crews of the Buk-M3 medium-range military air defense systems and the divisions of the Tor-M2 short-range anti-aircraft missile systems carried out combat missile launches, repelling the attack of cruise missiles of a simulated enemy flying at extremely low altitudes.

Also, the combat crews of the Buk-M3 and Tor-M2 SAMs hit high-speed group targets simulating an air raid at a range of 10 to 40 km.

Divisions of the Tor-M2 short-range anti-aircraft missile systems carried out combat launches against group air targets simulating a swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles of a simulated enemy at a range of up to 15 km.

At the extreme edge of the air defense, Typhoon-air defense combat vehicles were involved, whose calculations with the help of the Willow MANPADS ensured the interception and destruction of the remaining means of air attack of the conditional enemy at a range of up to 6 thousand meters and an altitude of 3.5 thousand meters.

In total, during the exercise, anti-aircraft gunners destroyed more than 40 aerial single and group targets at altitudes from 7 meters to 35 km, while missile launches were carried out at a range of 3 to 50 km.

More than 1,000 military personnel and 300 units of weapons and military equipment were involved in practical actions to ensure echeloned air defense.

All designated targets were hit during the exercise.

NOTE: sounds like 5 Ground Forces Air Defense regiments and brigades will soon be getting upgraded

https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12391030@egNews

Few pics from a video