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KBP Unveiled Pantsir-M Naval Variant of Pantsir-S1 for Surface Ship Air Defense.
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KBP
Unveiled Pantsir-M Naval Variant of Pantsir-S1 for Surface Ship Air
Defense |
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At
IMDS 2015 maritime defense exhibition currently held in St Petersburg,
KBP Instrument Design Bureau (based in Tula, Russia) unveiled a naval
variant of its famous Pantsir-S1 Air Defense System (ЗРПК "Панцирь-М").
Last year, Dmitry Konoplev, managing director of KBP said “The
Defense Ministry showed great interest in the naval variant of the Pantsir.
It has been decided that several destroyers and other large warships
will be modernized to accommodate the system,” |
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Pantsir-M Project as showcased by KBP during IMDS 2015 maritime defense exhibition in St Petersburg. Image via BMPD/Michael Zherdev |
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The Pantsir-M is based on the land based Pantsir-S1,
but has a different artillery system- as can be seen on the above pictures,
including two GSh-6-30K / AO-18KD 30mm six-barrel guns as found on the
Kasthtan
CIWS. Pantsir-M also comes with an additional radar system,
separate from the one fitted ontop of the turret itself.
The land based Pantsir-S1, produced by Russia's KBP is a gun-missile system combining a wheeled vehicle mounting a fire-control radar and electro-optical sensor, two 30-mm cannons and up to 12 57E6 radio-command guided short-range missiles, and is designed to take on a variety of targets flying at low altitudes. Link to Pantsir-S1 technical datasheet |
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Naval version of Tor-M2 as shown by Almaz-Antey during IMDS 2013 naval
defence exhibition |
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The Pantsir-S1 is not the first Russian land based
air defense system to be adapted for naval applications.During IMDS
2013 Navy Recognition learned that Russian Defense Company
Almaz-Antey is also working on a naval version of its Tor-M2 short-range
air defense missile system with tests to begin in the next couple of
years.
The land based 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 in adverse air and jamming environment. Link to TOR-M2 technical datasheet |
Naval version of Tor-M2 as shown by Almaz-Antey during IMDS 2013 naval
defence exhibition |
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