S-300VM

The S-300VM "Antey-2500" (NATO reporting name SA-23 Gladiator\Giant) is a Russian anti-ballistic missile system. The system is designed to defeat short- and medium-range ballistic missiles, aeroballistic and cruise missiles, fixed wing aircraft, as well as loitering ECM platforms and precision-guided munitions.

Missile
The 9M82M missile is intended to defeat tactical, theater and medium range ballistic missiles, as well as aerodynamic targets at a range of up to 200 km. The Antey-2500 system is mounted on a tracked cross-country vehicle equipped with self-contained power supply and navigation systems, as well as surveying and positioning equipment.

System Characteristics
The Antey-2500 air defense missile system features:
 * high degree of battle performance automation owing to high-speed digital computers;
 * phased array radars;
 * advanced radar data processing methods;
 * high ECM immunity;
 * high ability of autonomous operation;
 * high mobility;
 * high firepower potential, irrespective of air attack tactics or sequence;
 * vertical launch from a special transport launch canister;
 * maintenance-free operation of missiles for at least ten years;
 * capability to defeat ballistic missile individual warheads;
 * inertial guidance with radio command update and semi-active homing at the terminal phase;
 * focused detonation of the missile warhead.

The Antey-2500 system comprises:
 * command post;
 * circular scan radar;
 * sector scan radar;
 * multichannel missile guidance station (MMGS) (4);
 * 9A83M launcher (24);
 * 9A84M loader-launcher (24);
 * 9M82M air defense missiles;
 * 9M83M air defense missiles;
 * maintenance vehicles;
 * maintenance and repair vehicles;
 * group SPTA set;
 * electronic trainer for MMGS operators;
 * transporter vehicles;
 * set of missiles handling equipment.

Variants

 * S-300V: in service starting from 1983; 100 km range
 * S-300VM: 200 km range
 * S-300V4: in production; 300 km range

Operators

 * S-300V4 ordered more than three divisions by 2015
 * 1724-th anti-aircraft missile regiment. Jewish Autonomous Region 2 divisions
 * 1544-th anti-aircraft missile regiment. Leningrad Oblast 2 divisions
 * 202-th air-defense missile brigade. Moscow Oblast 2 divisions
 * Kaliningrad Oblast
 * 988-th anti-aircraft missile regiment in Armenia


 * 2 S-300VM of 4 was delivered in 2013

Potential operators

 * India is evaluating S-300 PMU-1/2 and S-300VM.
 * Russia has offered saudi arabia the S-300VM as First Operator..


 * Russia has offered Turkey the S-300VM.
 * Russia is offering Iran the S-300VM instead of the S-300PMU1 to avoid a lawsuit over the cancellation of the latter.