I have no news or any recollection of the west having anything similiar to Tor, Pantsir or Buk systems PACs are like S-300s or S-400s. But of course Russia takes it a step further to quadpack their short range SAMs with more missiles to make them at a cheaper cost.
The Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile system will receive an inexpensive small-sized missile to combat unmanned aerial vehicles. The Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces, General of the Army Oleg Salyukov, told about this in an exclusive interview with the "RG" correspondent .
Speaking about combat and reconnaissance drones, he noted that the Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile system is the most effective in the fight against them. But the cost of its anti-aircraft guided missiles significantly exceeds the price of small drones.
Therefore, work is currently underway to create a relatively cheap small-sized rocket for this complex. They can be used against drones.
Recall that at the forum "Army-2019" a wheeled version of the "Tor-M2" air defense system was presented
RG has already written that the Tor-M2 complex detects targets at a distance of up to 32 thousand meters. The maximum range of destruction is 16 kilometers, the minimum is one kilometer. The reaction time from target detection to missile launch is five to ten seconds.
https://rg.ru/2020/10/01/tor-m2-poluchit-nedoroguiu-malogabaritnuiu-raketu-dlia-borby-s-dronami.html
32 missiles instead of the single layout for 16 for newer missiles
and the pantsir can be qaud packed and there were showcases of it have 12 or 24 standard launch tubes that if replaced with quad launch tubes can give 48 to 96 missiles to combat drones at a cheaper cost.
https://t.me/istorijaoruzijaZ/9579
"Thor" will shoot down low-flying targets.
In Izhevsk, at the Kupol electromechanical plant, which is part of the Almaz-Antey concern, a new Tor air defense system module is being created. Vyacheslav Kartashov, assistant to the general director, spoke about this on the air of the federal TV channel. The new anti-aircraft complex software will allow you to work on low-flying targets.
"Today we started developing a new module, which will already implement new technical solutions tested in the Arctic. We will use double the ammunition, the software that we tested when firing at a low-flying target. The hull will be created new, lightweight. This is the only one today an air defense system that can be transported by a helicopter on an external sling. There are no other such air defense systems in the world," Kartashov said.
Than RTI stated that they will develop a photonic radar in several years from 2018 to be ready to deal with super small drones.
News (aorti.ru)
"The Russian military will receive radars based on revolutionary technology - radio photonics. Thanks to such locators, you can recognize complex objects and find small targets even against the background of numerous interference. Unlike traditional radar stations, they use optical devices rather than microwave electronics when processing the signal. The main advantage of the new development is that it allows you to create a three-dimensional portrait of an object and determine its type. In a few years, radio-photon locators will be installed on promising fighters and other weapons systems, sources in the military department told Izvestia.
The first prototype of a radar on discrete radio-photonic elements has already been created, the head of RTI JSC Maxim Kuzyuk told Izvestia. According to Izvestia sources in the Ministry of Defense, the military is taking part in tests of new type locators.
During the experiment, the locator tracked the trajectory of a small-sized drone. A full analysis of his work was carried out, on the basis of which the directions of further research were determined, ”said Maxim Kuzyuk. - To develop a new system, a new component base is needed, including photonic integrated circuits.
Modern radars create electronic radiation in the area of their action, which, reflected from objects, returns and transmits a signal to the receiving equipment. This technology has not changed for many decades. Radio-photon locators operate using an ultra-wide bandwidth optical signal processing path, and this provides a number of advantages. Firstly, the dimensions of such radars are much smaller than existing ones. Secondly, they are more reliable and more resistant to electromagnetic radiation. In addition, prospective locators have increased resolution and noise immunity. They allow not only to detect the target and determine the parameters of its flight, but also to compose a three-dimensional portrait of the object to determine its type."
Russia is still working on these new small missiles to deal with drones at a cheaper cost and Europe/US sure as hell are not developing anything similiar but if they did the war will be over by the time they hit the production stage. November I heard is when they will start the electric engine/battery for drone production in Russia, but sadly Ukraine does not have a time machine to jump forward to the future to steal these systems and go back with them to deal with shahad and lancet drones.
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