S-300VM (ANTEY-2500) MISSILE AND ARTILLERY SYSTEMS
Air Defence Missile System
Mission The S-300VM ( Ante y-2500) air defence missile system is designed to protect task forces and vital natio nal and militar y installations from mass attacks of medium range ballistic missiles, theatre/tactical ballistic
Max target detection range, km up to 250 Aerodynamic target engagement envelope, km: range altitude Max target speed, m/s Target radar cross section, sq.m
up to 200 0.025 – 30 4,500 0.02 and over
Max hostile ballistic missile launch range, km Number of simultaneously engaged targets Number of simultaneously guided missiles Reaction time, sec Deployment/out-of-action time, min ADMS continuous operation time, hrs
16
2,500 up to 24 up to 48 7.5 5 up to 48
missiles, aeroballistic and cruise missiles, strategic and tactical aircraft, as well as to engage AWACS-type aircraft, reconnaissa nceand-strike air syste ms, loitering ECM aircraft, and other air attack assets. The S-300VM ADM system is a long-range multi-c hannel mo bile air defence s yste m . It can provide effective non-strategic antimissile and anti-aircraft defe nce. The s ystem has efficient a nti-ja m mi ng im mu nit y and therefore is capable of engaging air targets in intensive electronic and fire counteraction environment, in any weather, by day and night.