Pantsir missile system

Pantsir
Панцирь
A Pantsir-S2 missile launcher on a KamAZ-6560 8×8 truck TLAR
TypeSelf-propelled anti-aircraft weapon
Place of originSoviet Union / Russia
Service history
In service2012–present
Used bySee list of operators
Wars
Production history
DesignerKBP Instrument Design Bureau
Designed1990
ManufacturerUlyanovsk Mechanical Plant
Unit costUS$ 13.15 million[1]–14.67[2] million (export)
Produced2008–present
No. built200+[3]
VariantsPantsir-S (prototype), Pantsir-S1, Pantsir-S1-O (or Pantsir-S1E), Pantsir-S2
Specifications (Pantsir-S1)
Crew3

Main
armament
95Ya6 series (basic domestic missile), 95YA6-2/M domestic series missile-targets, 23Ya6 missile (Domestic) 57E6 (Export), 57E6-E (Export Enhanced)
Secondary
armament
Two dual 2A38M 30 mm (1.2 in) autocannon guns

The Pantsir (Russian: Панцирь, lit.'Carapace') missile system is a family of self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery systems. Three types of vehicles make up one system: a missile launcher, a radar truck and a command post. Starting with the Pantsir-S1 (Russian: Панцирь-С1, NATO reporting name SA-22 Greyhound) as the first version, it is produced by KBP Instrument Design Bureau of Tula, Russia, and is the successor to the Tunguska M1.

The Pantsir-S1 was designed to provide point air defence of military, industrial and administrative installations against aircraft, helicopters, precision munitions, cruise missiles and UAVs; and to provide additional protection to air defence units against enemy air attacks employing precision munitions, especially at low to extremely low altitudes.[4][5]

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  2. ^ Newvesti.ru Archived 2011-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Больше 200 зенитных ракетно-пушечных комплексов "Панцирь" выпущено с начала производства". ВПК.name. 14 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  4. ^ "96К6 "Панцирь-С1" – зенитный ракетно-пушечный комплекс". Archived from the original on 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  5. ^ "PANTSIR-S1 AIR DEFENSE MISSILE-GUN SYSTEM". Archived from the original on 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2015-04-25.