Russian ABM Development

- A whole range of activities carried out in the United States, allowing them to turn on the 2020 switch to a fundamentally new class of weapons in terms of warheads and delivery of precision weapons to target, primarily mezhsrednyh aircraft, ballistic missile development in terms of use in a combat maneuvering load elements and a number of other areas that are characterized by the development of non-traditional delivery methods to defeat the object of ammunition as in nuclear and in the standard version - said Sozinov and as an example cited the implemented projects in the United States of hypersonic vehicles mezhsrednyh program "Falcon", and X -37.

Orbital combat vehicles, which, in particular, are on the program of the X-37, successfully carried out a series of flight experiments. "They make it possible, in principle, already show up to three warheads and deliver them to the target after they walked along the orbital parameters system of missile warning and other means of control," - said the general designer.

The X-37 program is developing in the direction of increasing range to deliver nuclear warheads and a significant expansion of its capabilities. The key here, according Sozinova are maneuvering capabilities to change the orbital parameters of the flight and increase the payload.

To counter such threats, be sure to general designer, you need to change the requirements for Russian radar systems of missile warning and space surveillance systems and weapons.

Space echelon updated Early-warning radar, according Sozinova earned in a new capacity until 2020, and perhaps earlier. Technical solutions for this tested. In addition, there is the creation of radar field over the territory of Russia in the medium and high altitudes, which greatly increased the ability to detect dynamic purposes. With regard to the detection of the enemy at low and extremely low altitudes, then help in solving this problem is the creation of local groups.

Speaking about the development of new technologies for cutting-edge systems and systems of aerospace defense, Sozinov listed the development of active phased array antennas. Another Russian industry has made significant progress in creating fuel for interceptor missiles, thermal barrier coatings that can withstand heat up to 3.5 thousand degrees Celsius. Work on the fairing of the new generation of homing capable of withstanding temperatures of several thousand degrees. In the interest of national defense are developed and multispectral homing missile.

There is another important news from the generals defense. According Sozinova, Russia creates its own equivalent of the American missile defense system THAAD and GMD. In the short term, they must be received into the armed forces. This, according to the general director, would "solve the problem of intercepting ballistic missiles, medium-range and on a limited scale - warhead intercontinental ballistic missiles." Sozinov reported and the development of other complex analogue of the American missile defense - CMD with rocket GBI.

- A kind of analogue of the system, but in the mobile version, is also created in the Russian Federation. He has several other features - at the request of the Ministry of Defense, we must provide substantially more efficient interception than do Americans. Prototypes of these complexes we are actively engaged and assume that in the near future they will stand the Russian Army, "- said Sozinov.

He gave an assessment of the arsenal of aerospace attack the United States. The main threat in it, according to the director general, is the massive use of cruise missiles. Such conclusions experts made by analyzing armed conflicts of recent times, particularly in Iraq and Libya.

- That rearmament program, first of all sea-based means that the United States spend, allowing them to go in the period 2015-2016 gg. on the total amount of the possible delivery to the important objects of the Russian Federation about 6.5-7 thousand cruise missiles, with about 5,000 - from sea carriers - said the general designer.

He recalled that the United States implemented a program to refurbish nuclear submarines, originally intended for delivery of intercontinental ballistic missiles, cruise missiles in the media. In particular, three submarines of class "Ohio" refitted for cruise missiles. Each boat can carry up to afford 154 cruise missiles ready for combat use.

"This is - a great potential application in the first phase of hostilities massive strike, and it should be taken into account when building the air defense system at the level of anti-aircraft missile forces - says Sozinov. According to him, the massive use of cruise missiles in the first phase of hostilities can cause enormous damage to objects of strategic nuclear forces of Russia.

MOSCOW, December 8 - RIA Novosti. The newest anti-aircraft missile system S-500 in the future will be combined with the missile defense system A-135, according to an anniversary edition, dedicated to the centennial of the creation of the Russian air defense systems.


"In the future, the S-500 is planned to merge with the only Russian missile defense system A-135, which protects Moscow and central region of the country. In the near future to replace the latter must come a new missile defense system A-235," - says the publication .

Start of operation and alerting the latest generation of S, according to preliminary estimates, scheduled for 2017.

S-500 is a new generation of anti-aircraft missile systems "ground-to-air." It is a universal set of long-range and high-altitude interception with a high potential for missile defense and is able to intercept ballistic missiles. Prospective AAMS is capable of hitting not only ballistic, but also aerodynamic targets (aircraft, helicopters and other air targets), as well as cruise missiles.
C-500 has a range of 600 kilometers and will be able to detect and simultaneously hit up to 10 ballistic supersonic targets flying at a speed of up to 7 kilometers per second, as well as be able to defeat warheads of hypersonic missiles. According to its characteristics C-500 will significantly exceed the standing armed with S-400 and its US rival Patriot Advanced Capability-3.

Russian air defense forces on December 8 the centenary. Over a century of history air defense forces have gone from a small compound airships defending Petrograd, the most important kind of troops to the Armed Forces, equipped with the most modern military equipment.

He also said that in the Russian Federation to create an analogue of another American missile defense complex - GMD with a missile to intercept the GBI. General designer Group recalled that on the American system has already conducted a series of tests.
"A certain analogue of this system, but in the mobile version, is also created in the Russian Federation. He has a few other features - at the request of the Ministry of Defense, we must provide substantially more efficient interception than Americans do," - said Sozinov.


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The X-37 program is developing in the direction of increasing range to deliver nuclear warheads and a significant expansion of its capabilities. The key here, according Sozinova are maneuvering capabilities to change the orbital parameters of the flight and increase the payload.

To counter such threats, be sure to general designer, you need to change the requirements for Russian radar systems of missile warning and space surveillance systems and weapons.

Russia will create its analogues American THAAD missile defense systems and GMD

is this a new system or modernized old S-300Vs?

GarryB wrote:The only reason for developing a THAAD like system would be to have a smaller lighter cheaper version of S-500... say an S-250 that could be deployed more widely, say with S-350 units to engage ballistic targets outside the atmosphere.

magnumcromagnon wrote:I honestly feel like 2 missile aren't adequate, and 4 missiles with a larger and more powerful TEL would be more sufficient.

magnumcromagnon wrote:I honestly feel like 2 missile aren't adequate, and 4 missiles with a larger and more powerful TEL would be more sufficient.

eridan wrote:if you know it has nothing to do with s500 then you should know what it is or what does real s500 launcher look like. so what is it?

eridan wrote:if you know it has nothing to do with s500 then you should know what it is or what does real s500 launcher look like. so what is it?

GarryB wrote:So that is A-235... very big missiles, but also very mobile looking system... perhaps they will make some for each military district headquarters... now that the ABM treaty no longer applies they can spread the moscow ABM system upgrade around the place....

thank you! i guess it is possible it is part of a235. though, now i am wondering, just what role is s500 for? againsdt atacms there is s300/400 family. against icbm warheads reentering atmosphere there is a235. but what is s500 for then? the west has no missiles in the intermediate range.

Elements of new missile defense system tested in Russia

ST. PETERSBURG, January 23. /TASS/. Russia is testing elements of a new missile defense system, Yan Novikov, CEO of Almaz-Antei Concern, said on Friday.

“Currently, we are carrying out field tests of elements of a new missile defense system,” he said.

Meanwhile, he noted that the missile defense system that was developed in the 1990s is still being used as having no analogues in the world by a number of parameters.

In December 2014, Almaz-Antei’s designer general Pavel Sozinov said that Russian analogues of US’s THAAD and GMD missile defense systems would be developed in the next few years.

Russia’s new military doctrine allows creation of joint missile defense systems

Russia’s new military doctrine does not rule out creation of joint missile defense systems together with other countries on condition of Russia’s equal participation. The doctrine’s 2010 edition did not mention that possibility.

The document published in late December sets forth Russia’s main tasks in deterring and preventing military conflicts. They include creation of mechanisms of mutually beneficial bilateral and multilateral cooperation in counteracting possible missile threats, including, if necessary, creation of joint missile defense systems if Russia has equal participation in these projects.

In addition to that, the document goes on to say, the Military doctrine provides for preventing attempts by separate countries (or a group of countries) to gain military superiority by stationing strategic anti-missile defense systems and strategic non-nuclear systems of precision weapons as well as deploying weapons in outer space.
http://itar-tass.com/en/russia/773064

AlfaT8 wrote:Apparently Russia is building a THAAD/GMD analog, and it doesn't seem to be the S-500, but a new system entirely.