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Russian Latest Viking Air Defense System Offered to China
By Tamir Eshel
Russia is offering an export variant of the
Buk-M3 air defense system called ‘Viking’ to China. The Buk-M3 surface-to-air
missile system was recently accepted for service in the Russian Army. The
weapon system is a follow-up of medium-range air defense missile systems (known
as Buk-M2E – SA-17) is designed to protect troops and infrastructure facilities
against modern and future air attack weapons amid jamming and counter-fire.
Compared to the Buk-M2E predecessor, the
Viking’s firing range has increased by almost 1.5 times to 65 km. The system
can engage six targets simultaneously (meaning half of the missiles carried on
the Transporter Erector Launcher (TEL) can seek a different target
simultaneously) relying on its active guidance. Using the more compact 9K317M
interceptor and TEL configuration the missile capacity of a firing unit
comprised of two launch vehicles – one carries the radar and six missiles in
sealed canister-launchers. The second carry 12 missiles in two pods that can be
directed to their targets from the other vehicle’s radar. That makes a total of
18 ready to launch missiles. According to the manufacturer, the system
effectively engages aerial targets of all types, including aircraft,
precision-guided weapons, cruise missiles, and tactical ballistic missiles,
over the ground and sea.
The system uses radio-electronic and thermal
guidance (operable in weather, day and night), the can be guided independently
or under command guidance from the launcher, or operate the two methods
simultaneously.
Source: defense-update.com
Buk-M3/Buk-M3 ‘Viking’ air defense systems: Details
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