S-300VM missile system

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)
Produced	2013–present
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Operational range	200 (250) km 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)
Operational range	200 kilometres (120 mi)
Flight altitude	30,000 metres (98,000 ft)

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 defeat short- and medium-range ballistic missile, aeroballistic missiles, cruise missiles, fixed-wing aircraft, as well as loitering ECM platforms and precision-guided munitions.

Structure

Components

The Antey-2500 air defense missile system features:

• High degree of battle performance automation owing 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
• Multichannel missile guidance station (MMGS) having 24 channels for illumination of 24 targets
• 9A82M launcher (typical amount 8) which includes radar of illumination and targeting as well as *brains* of the radar
• 9A83M launcher (typical amount 12) which includes radar of illumination and targeting as well as *brains* of the radar
• 9A84M and 9A85M loader-launcher (technically no more than 24)
• 9M82M and 9M83M air defense missiles
• Maintenance, repair, and transport 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, at the Russian naval base in Tartus. In early December 2020, the system entered combat duty on Kuril Islands.

Variants

• S-300V: entered service in 1983; 100 km range
• S-300VM: 250 km range
• S-300VMD: 350 km range
• S-300V4: in service since 2014; 400 km range. Antey-4000 is the export version.

Operators

Current and future operators

Template:Graph:Map   Current operators   Future operators   Failed bids

Map with S-300VM operators in blue

Current operators

• Russia: ordered more than three S-300V4 divisions by 2015
  • 77th Airdefence Brigade (Korenovsk) and 988th Airdefence Regiment (Gyumri) in the Southern Military District
  • 202nd Airdefence Brigade (Naro Fominsk) and 1545th Airdefence Regiment (Znamensk) in the Western Military District
  • 1724th Airdefence Regiment (Birobidzhan & Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk) and air defense unit stationed in the Jewish Autonomous Region in the Eastern Military District
  • 28th Airdefence Brigade (Mirnij / Kirovsk Region) in the Central Military District
  • Modernization of all S-300V to the version S-300V4 was to end in 2012.
• 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. The $1 billion contract comprises 4 batteries, a command post and other external elements. In 2015, Russia started delivering the system components, Egyptian soldiers began their training in Russian training centers. By the end of 2017, all batteries were delivered to Egypt. Russia is in talks with Egypt on the delivery of additional Antey-2500 systems.
• Venezuela: 2 S-300VM in 1 air defense battalion at Base Aérea Militar Capitán Manuel Ríos
• 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.

Failed bids

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

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
• XR-SAM

References

• Russia's Arms Catalog 2004

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)