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Russia to launch production of naval Pantsyr-M:
The Russian Instrument Design Bureau (KBP) has launched batch production of the Pantsyr-M (Pantsir-M) naval anti-air gun-missile (AAGM) system, according to Alexander Zhukov, chief engineer of KBP's naval air defence unit.
"Pantsyr-M's batch production has already started," Zhukov said. However he didn't state which vessels will receive the new AAGM. A mock-up of the Pantsyr-M was demonstrated for the first time during the International Maritime Defence Show (IMDS) in St Petersburg from 1-5 June.
The system is capable of engaging four targets at once with missiles, before its anti-aircraft guns automatically target any that are missed. Standard ammunition loadout would include 32 missiles in a storage and reload system below the ship's deck.
The Pantsyr-M can fire either the 57E6E surface-to-air missile (used in the land-based Pantsyr-S) or with the prospective Hermes-K missile, which has a range of 100 km. When using the latter the combat module can receive information sent by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) against land targets.
Dmitry Konoplev, executive director of KBP has previously said that the Russia's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has a keen interest in navalised Pantsyrs. "The decision to upgrade several destroyers and major combat ships with naval Pantsyr has been taken, and such works are being fulfilled now," said Konoplev.
Pantsyr-M is intended to replace the Kortik/Kashtan CADS-N-1 naval AAGM. Its export modification, dubbed Pantsyr-ME, is being pushed at the international arms markets.
The Russian Instrument Design Bureau (KBP) has launched batch production of the Pantsyr-M (Pantsir-M) naval anti-air gun-missile (AAGM) system, according to Alexander Zhukov, chief engineer of KBP's naval air defence unit.
"Pantsyr-M's batch production has already started," Zhukov said. However he didn't state which vessels will receive the new AAGM. A mock-up of the Pantsyr-M was demonstrated for the first time during the International Maritime Defence Show (IMDS) in St Petersburg from 1-5 June.
The system is capable of engaging four targets at once with missiles, before its anti-aircraft guns automatically target any that are missed. Standard ammunition loadout would include 32 missiles in a storage and reload system below the ship's deck.
The Pantsyr-M can fire either the 57E6E surface-to-air missile (used in the land-based Pantsyr-S) or with the prospective Hermes-K missile, which has a range of 100 km. When using the latter the combat module can receive information sent by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) against land targets.
Dmitry Konoplev, executive director of KBP has previously said that the Russia's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has a keen interest in navalised Pantsyrs. "The decision to upgrade several destroyers and major combat ships with naval Pantsyr has been taken, and such works are being fulfilled now," said Konoplev.
Pantsyr-M is intended to replace the Kortik/Kashtan CADS-N-1 naval AAGM. Its export modification, dubbed Pantsyr-ME, is being pushed at the international arms markets.
