Read more 9. Krasukha-2/4 and Richag-AV Electronic Warfare System Krasukha-2 A naval variant is under development and will be used on future warships of the Russian Navy. It can be effectively used as a part of a networked battery or a standalone system. The 57E6 SAM has a range of 20 km and can engage targets up to an altitude of 15 km. The Pantsyr S1 is commonly deployed to protect strategic missile batteries like S400 and ICBMs from attacks by hostile aircraft and cruise missiles. The maximum engagement range of these guns is 4 km and they can shoot down targets flying as low as a few meters. The 2 dual 30 mm guns can fire at a rate of 2500 rpm each and a total of 1500 rounds of ammunition are carried on board. S400 missile launcher unit being escorted by a Pantsyr S1 It has 6 SAMs and dual 30 mm autocannon on each side of the turret for a total of 12 missiles and 4 guns. It has Passive Electronically Scanning Array (PESA) radars, electro-optical and Infrared sensors to detect and engage targets.
It provides the high altitude, long range engagement capability of SAMs combined with low-altitude short range engagement capability of AA guns. The Pantsyr S1 is classified as a SPAAG-M ( Self Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun – Missile) since it is mounted on a self propelled platform, the Kamaz 8×8 truck and has both guns and missiles to engage its targets. This article covers the top 10 weapons used by the Russian military. The list is made to ensure an even distribution of Russian army, navy and air force weapon systems of the present and future.ĭeveloped as a platform to counter the American A-10 and Ah-64 attack aircraft, the Pantsyr S1 is a successor to the deadly Tungushka. There are a few Russian weapons which actually have no Western equivalent till date. Some of the Russian weapons are superior to their western equivalents, some inferior and the others, on-par. Their weapons feature in basically every local and international conflict and are typically used against their western counterparts.
They are the only nation other than the US, to have every possible kind of military equipment from long range bombers to next generation submarines. Russia is one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of military equipment in the world and their products are widely used.
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