Russia's Bal сoastal defense system to get 300-kilometer range missile — contractor

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TASS: Russia - Russia's Bal сoastal defense system to get 300-kilometer range missile — contractor
May 20, 10:09 UTC+3

The upgraded Bal сoastal defense system is likely to be equipped with the drone complex to be used as a target designation system

MOSCOW, May 20. /TASS/. Russia's new Bal coastal missile system will receive an upgraded missile Kh-35E with a range of up to 300 kilometers, as well as drone target systems, Director General and chief designer of the Morinformsystema-Agat group of companies Georgy Antsev told TASS.

According to open sources, the current range of the Bal system equipped with the Kh-35E missiles is 120 kilometers.

"Essentially, everything is clear with Bal. The Tactical Missiles Corporation has upgraded the Kh-35E missile. It was created in the aviation version, it will also be used by ground forces and the navy. It has a good range - about 300 kilometers," Antsev said.

According to him, since this is a long-range missile, the coastal missile system needs a new targeting system. "The upgraded Bal is likely to be equipped with the drone complex to be used as a target designation system. The work involves the Kamov company, which has designed a drone weighing about a ton. We have a partner - the Radar company, which is engaged in creating a drone complex weighing about 500 kilograms," Antsev said.

He added that the Bal system had to be equipped with the underwater target designation. "We have underwater robotic equipment with good hydro-acoustics capable of working on the baseline and transmitting data to the shore," he said.

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BAL-E Coastal Missile System
with Kh-35E (3M-24E) Anti-ship Missiles


The Bal-E mobile coastal missile system is designed:
- to control straits and territorial waters;
- to protect naval bases, other coastal installations and infrastructures;
- to defend coastline in probable landing approach areas.
The missile system can conduct combat actions, providing fully autonomous after-launch missile guidance in fair and adverse weather conditions, by day and night, under enemy fire and electronic countermeasures.
The Bal-E is a mobile weapon system, based on the MAZ 7930 chassis, comprising:
- up to two self-propelled command, control and communications (C3) posts;
- up to four self-propelld launchers with the Kh-35E (3M-24E) type anti-ship missiles in transport-launch containers (eight TLCs on a standard launcher);
- up to four transport-reload vehicles intended for preparing the next salvo.

The C3 post provides target reconnaissance, designation and optimal distribution between launchers. Active and passive high-precision radar channels allow the system to implement flexible target acquisition strategies, including covert ones.

The launchers and transport-reload vehicles can be deployed in covered positions in the depth beyond the coastline. In this case neither covertness of their combat positions nor man-made and natural obstacles in the direction of fire will limit combat imployment of the system.

The system can conduct both single and salvo fire from any launcher, with the capability of receiving current information from other command posts and external reconnaissance/target disignation data sources.
A salvo can include up to 32 missiles. One such salvo can thwart a combat mission carried out by an enemy naval attack group, a landing force or a convoy.

The system can fire the next salvo in 30-40 minutes thanks to its transport-reload vehicles. Combat management of the Bal-E assets is based on digital data transmission, automated communications, message processing and ciphering with guaranteed security.

The system is equipped with night vision, navigation, survey and positioning aids enabling it to rapidly change its firing positions after completing the assigned mission, and relocate to a new combat area.
The system can be deployed in the new position within 10 minutes.

An integrated coastal defence system combining the Bal-E CMS, offshore patrol vessels with the Uran-E ship-borne missile systems and missile-carrying combat aircraft armed with the Kh-35E (3M-24E) unified anti-ship missiles, would be able to perform diverse operational and tactical tasks at minimal costs thanks to a single missile maintenance and repair system.

The system's structure and exact number of the C3 posts, launch and transport-reload vehicles are defined according to customer requirements. The MAZ-7930 self-propelled chassis can be replaced with other types of chssis (it can be proposed for the light-configuration Bal-E CMS with enhanced agility and off-road capacity).
The Bal-E CMS has a considerable potential for upgrading.

Employment of additional target designation assets, such as radar picket helicopters or remotely piloted aerial vehicles, allows the system to increase its target detection range and precision.
The Bal-E CMS can be equipped with passive interference systems to considerably enhance its invulnerability to enemy guided weapons in dueling situations. Other upgrading options are also considered.


Prime developer: Machine-Building Design Bureau


Performance:
Engagement range (from coastline), km up to 120
Fire position distance from coastline, km up to 10
Launcher/transport-reloader ammunition load, msls up to 8
Inter-missile launch time (in salvo),sec not more than 3
Max speed, km/h: on road 60
off road 20
Missile launch weight, kg about 620
Total ammunition load, msls up to 64
Endurance range (without refueling), km not less than 850