August
23, 2017
By Guy
Plopsky*
In early June 2017, an image surfaced on Russian
social media showing a surface-to-air missile (SAM) container-launcher
associated with the S-300VM (“Antey-2500”) system being unloaded at Alexandria
Port, Egypt. Manufactured by Russia’s Almaz-Antey Aerospace Defense Concern,
the highly mobile S-300VM is among the most advanced long-range SAM systems offered
by Russia for export. The delivery of the Antey-2500 to Egypt reflects Cairo’s
desire to bolster its air and missile defenses, and follows its earlier
acquisition of short-range Tor-M1E/M2E and medium-range Buk-M1–2/M2E SAM
systems as well as an unspecified number of Protivnik-GE 3D surveillance radars
from Russia. Does the S-300VM deal represent a threat to Israel?
Designed to intercept aerial and ballistic targets,
an S-300VM system includes
a 9S457ME command post, 9S15ME surveillance radar, 9S19ME ballistic missile
early warning radar, and 9S32ME fire control radar, as well as 9A83ME
transporter-erector-launcher and radar (TELAR) vehicles and 9A84ME
transporter-erector-launcher (TEL)/transporter-loader vehicles (this differs
from the older S-300V, which, in addition to the 9A83 and 9A84, also includes
9A82 TELARs and 9A85 TEL/transporter-loaders). The system is equipped with two
types of long-range SAMs: the 120–130km (75–80 mile) range 9M83ME, which is carried
by 9A83ME TELARs, and either the 200–250km (125–155 mile) range 9M82ME or the
350km (217 mile) range 9M82MDE, which is carried by 9A84ME
TELs/transporter-loaders........Read rest of article: HERE
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