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The S-300VM "Antey-2500" (Russian: С-300ВМ Антеӣ-2500, NATO reporting name SA-23 Gladiator\Giant) is a Russian anti-ballistic missile system. The system is designed to target short- and medium-range ballistic missiles, aeroballistic missiles, cruise missiles, fixed-wing aircraft, loitering ECM platforms, and precision-guided munitions.

S-300VM Antey 2500 NATO reporting name: SA-23 Gladiator\Giant
Antey-2500 SAM at MAKS-2011
Type	Mobile surface-to air/anti-ballistic missile system
Place of origin	Russia
Service history
In service	2013–present
Used by	See Operators
Production history
Designer	Almaz-Antey
Designed	2000s
Manufacturer	Almaz-Antey
Unit cost	US$120 million (1999)[1]
Produced	2013–present
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Operational range	200 (250) km[2] against MRBMs

9M82M missile
Type	Surface-to-air missile
Place of origin	Russia
Service history
In service	2013-present
Used by	See Operators
Production history
Designer	Almaz-Antey
Designed	2000s
Manufacturer	Almaz-Antey
Produced	2013-present
Variants	9M82M, 9M83M
Specifications (9M82M[3])
Operational range	200 kilometres (120 mi)
Flight altitude	30,000 metres (98,000 ft)

Structure

Components

The Antey-2500 air defense missile system features:

• Battle performance automation due to high-speed digital computers
• Passive electronically scanned array radars with advanced data processing methods
• High ECM immunity
• High mobility and autonomous operation
• High firepower potential, irrespective of air attack tactics or sequence
• Vertical launch from a special transport launch canister
• Maintenance-free operation of missiles for at least ten years
• Capability to defeat ballistic missile individual warheads
• Inertial guidance with radio command mid-course update and semi-active radar homing at the terminal phase
• Focused detonation of the missile warhead

The Antey-2500 system comprises:

• Command post
• Circular and sector scan radars
• A Multichannel Missile Guidance Station (MMGS) which has 24 channels for illumination of 24 targets
• 9A82M launcher (typical amount of 8 missiles) which includes radar of illumination, targeting, and internals of the radar[4]
• 9A83M launcher (typical amount of 12 missiles) which includes radar of illumination, targeting, and internals of the radar[4]
• 9A84M and 9A85M loader-launcher (technical maximum of 24 missiles)
• 9M82M and 9M83M air defense missiles
• Maintenance, repair, and transport of vehicles
• Group SPTA set
• Electronic trainer for MMGS operators
• Set of missile handling equipment

Technical ability to use 1-2 additional battalions.

Missile

The 9M82M missile is intended to defeat tactical, theater, and medium-range ballistic missiles, as well as aerodynamic targets at a range of up to 200 km. The Antey-2500 system is mounted on a tracked cross-country vehicle equipped with self-contained power supply and navigation systems, as well as surveying and positioning equipment.

S-300 system family tree

S-300 Family

S-300V

S-300P

S-300F

S-300V1

S-300V2

S-300PT

S-300PS

Fort

Rif

S-300VM

S-300PT-1

S-300PM

S-300PMU

Fort-M

Rif-M

Favorit-S

S-300VM1

S-300VM2

S-300PT-1A

S-300PM1

S-300PMU1

Antey 2500

S-300PM2

S-300PMU2

Russian Version

S-300V4

Favorit

Export Version

S-300VMD

S-400

Operational history

In early October 2016, a battery of Russian S-300V4 missile system was deployed to Syria,[5] at the Russian naval base in Tartus.[6] In early December 2020, the system entered combat duty on the Kuril Islands.[7]

Variants

• S-300V: began operating in 1983; 100 km range
• S-300VM: 250 km range[8]
• S-300VMD: 350 km range
• S-300V4: in service since 2014; 400[9][10] km range. Antey-4000 are the export version.[11]

Operators

Current and future operators

Current operators India Egypt Russia Venezuela   Future operators Algeria   Failed bids Turkey Saudi Arabia

Current operators

•  Russia: ordered more than three S-300V4 divisions by 2015[12]
  • 77th Air defense brigade (Korenovsk) and 988th Air defense Regiment (Gyumri) in the Southern Military District[13][14]
  • 202nd Air defense brigade (Naro-Fominsk) and 1545th Air defense Regiment (Znamensk) in the Western Military District
  • 1724th Air defense regiment (Birobidzhan and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk) and air defense unit stationed in the Jewish Autonomous Region in the Eastern Military District[15]
  • 28th Air defense Brigade (Mirny / Kirov oblast) in the Central Military District
  • Modernization of all S-300V to the version S-300V4 was to end in 2012.[16]
•  Egypt: The S-300VM "Antey-2500" missile system was ordered in 2014, as part of a multi-billion Egyptian-Russian arms deal signed later that year.[17][18] The $1 billion contract comprises 4 batteries, a command post, and other external elements.[19][20] In 2015, Russia started delivering the system components, and Egyptian soldiers began their training in Russian training centers.[21] By the end of 2017, all batteries were delivered to Egypt.[22] Russia is in talks with Egypt on the delivery of additional Antey-2500 systems.[23]
•  Venezuela: 2 S-300VM in 1 air defense battalion at Base Aérea Militar Capitán Manuel Ríos[24]
•  India: 6 S-300VM Regiments. 18 Launchers in each regiment. Bought in late 2006.

Potential operators

•  Algeria: In November 2015 Algeria was negotiating the purchase of several battalions of this system.[25]

Failed bids

•  Turkey: Turkey was in talks with Russian officials for a co-production deal before the Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown incident.[26][27]
•  Saudi Arabia: Russia has offered Saudi Arabia the S-300VM as the first operator.[28]

See also

• List of medium-range and long-range SAMs
• S-300 missile system
• Vityaz missile system
• S-400 missile system
• S-500 missile system
• Arrow (Israeli missile)
• Medium Extended Air Defense System
• Ground-Based Midcourse Defense

References

External links

• (in Russian) S-300VM "Antey-2500" (SA-12 Giant/Gladiator) at the Vestnik PVO website
• S-300VM Antey-2500 SA-23 Gladiator Giant air defense missile system (Army recognition)

На других языках

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- [en] S-300VM missile system

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[it] S-300VM

L'S-300VM (nome in codice NATO: SA-23a Gladiator \ SA-23b Giant), anche noto come Antey-2500 sul mercato estero, è un sistema da difesa aerea ed antimissile balistico di origine russa, sviluppato dalla Almaz-Antey nel corso degli anni novanta ed entrato in servizio presso le forze armate della Federazione Russa nel 1998.

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[ru] С-300ВМ

С-300ВМ «Антей-2500» (индекс ГРАУ — 9К81М, по классификации МО США и НАТО — SA-23 Gladiator) — российская система ПВО. Предназначена для поражения современных и перспективных самолётов тактической и стратегической авиации (в том числе выполненных с применением стелс-технологии), с возможностью борьбы с баллистическими ракетами малой и средней дальности (до 2500 км), оперативно-тактических и тактических ракет, аэробаллистических и крылатых ракет, а также самолётов радиолокационного дозора и наведения, разведывательно-ударных комплексов и барражирующих постановщиков помех в сложной боевой ситуации при многочисленных воздушных угрозах.

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