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Defence & Security News - Belarus |
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Saturday, March 1, 2014 04:05 AM | |||
Army
of Belarus has tested for the first time Tor-M2 air defense missile system
in live fire exercise. |
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The
Belarusian Armed Forces tested its air defense missile system Tor-M2.
It was the first time that a Tor-M2 system has been tested in Belarus,
Belarusian Defense Ministry said. During a tactical exercise involving
units of the 120th Air Defense Missile Brigade of the Western Tactical
Command of the Belarusian Air Force and Air Defense in Gomel Oblast, the
third air defense missile battery Tor-M2 performed live firing. |
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Belarusian Defense Minister Yuri Zhadobin said the military exercise also tested the readiness of the troops to carry out training missions and autonomous highly-maneuverable actions. The Belarusian Defense Minister explained that new weapons had been received, mastered by the personnel, and tested by firing live missiles during the tactical exercise. “All the four targets were shot down with four missiles. It was confirmed in real time by objective control instruments. The 120th Air Defense Missile Brigade received the third
air defense missile battery Tor-M2
only in December 2013. It was the first time a Tor-M2 system had been
tested in Belarus. Previous tests of the hardware and skills of the
personnel took place at Russia’s firing range Ashuluk. |
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The Tor-M2
is a short range air defense missile system, designed by the Russian Company
Almaz-Antey. The TOR-M2 / M2E is designed to attack aircraft, helicopters,
aerodynamic UAVs, guided missiles and other components of high precision
weapons flying at medium, low and extremely low altitudes i adverse air
and jamming environment. The Tor-M2 doubles the number of targets that can be engaged simultaneously by a single combat vehicle to four. The TOR-M2 is able to engage 48 targets and can track 12 targets. The missile system can hit any aerial targets to a maximum range of 12 km at altitudes from 10 to 10,000 m. |
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