"Vityaz" in the army. Expected results

The Russian defense industry in the face of, the EBA Concern "Almaz-Antey" gave the army the first set of promising anti-aircraft missile system s-350 "Vityaz". As planned, AAMS transferred to the troops before the end of the year and soon to enter service. In addition, soon the army will give the new kits of the "Vityaz", which will begin upgrading the relevant part of the army air and missile defense.

First set

December 23, the press service of the Concern ASD "Almaz-Antey" reported on the latest developments in the context of the project-350. Yesterday at the Kapustin Yar in the Astrakhan region have passed all the necessary arrangements prior to delivery of the finished sample AAMS. Army and industry jointly conducted acceptance tests, during which the s-350 has successfully demonstrated their capabilities.

After this ceremony of transmission of the system. In a solemn ceremony the representatives of the agencies signed the act of acceptance. This event puts an end to one stage of the history of the "Vityaz" and gives the start of the next.

Earlier this year it was reported that the first set of s of a new type intended for the preparation of the calculations, who will work on serial technique. The first operator of the "Vityaz" will be a Training center anti-aircraft missile troops of HQs in the Leningrad region.

The Training center will receive and learn a new technique. At the same time, the EBA Concern "Almaz-Antey" will continue the serial production of promising AAMS. In the future this technique will be supplied to combat units to replace the ageing samples.

In development

Experimental design work "the knight" has been conducted since 2007 in the interests of the Russian defense Ministry. Then the army got acquainted with the latest developments of the concern "Almaz-Antey" and expressed a desire to obtain a new SAM based on them. The design of the complex took several years.

In the beginning of the decade the group has performed testing of the various components of the future air defense missile systems, and in 2012-13 had built the first experimental complex. In 2013, funds system-350 was first shown to the public at an open event. In the same period started the field testing of the "Vityaz" in General.

Initially expected to complete the tests and bring the s-350 for mass production by mid-decade. However, work on the project was delayed, including due to the need for refinement of fundamentally new components. The stage of state tests could not be completed until the spring of 2019 However, despite this shift in time, the works became a SAM with all the required components and required capabilities.



This Spring, reported the start of production of the first serial of the "Vityaz". This kit is planned to be transferred to the training center. A few days ago he passed acceptance tests and was handed over to the army.

What's New

Data, s-350 "Vityaz" includes several components for different purposes. It is a multifunction radar 50Н6А, combat control 50К6А, self-propelled launcher 50П6А and anti-aircraft guided missiles of three types. Battery s one control point can include up to two radars and up to eight launchers.

Fixed assets is done on a self-propelled chassis which provides high mobility. Deploying to battle positions takes about 5 minutes. Transfer of technology can be carried out both on-road and off-road usage.

The radar and control station provide monitoring of air situation, locate targets and production data for firing. One set of products 50Н6А and 50К6А able to simultaneously fire up to 16 or up to 12 aerodynamic ballistic targets. Each target is induced by two missiles.

An Important feature of the s-350 is the presence of three types of missiles for different purposes. The ammunition consists of the items 9М100 9M96 and 9М96М2 with different characteristics. With their help, provides defeat targets at ranges from 10-15 up to 100-120 km the Height of defeat – from 5 m to 20-30 km, depending on the type of missiles.

Combat machine 50П6А is elevating the launcher with mounts for 12 transport-launch containers missiles. Thus, the total ammunition of the battery by up to 96 missiles and to provide a high fighting qualities.

Goals and objectives

Air defense missile systems "Vityaz" was created as a modern replacement for legacy systems of the family of s-300P. The oldest samples of this line is already not fully meet the current requirements, which led to ordering the development of a completely new complex. As serial production and deliveries of 350 Russian army will be able to gradually abandon the outdated SAM.

This change has several positive consequences directly related to the characteristics of the s-350. The new "Vityaz" was developed based on operating experience of the s-300P and modern threats in a number of important differences.

First and foremost, the efficiency of air defense enhanced through the use of modern electronic components with enhanced performance. The apparatus "Vityaz" is capable of faster and more accurate to process larger data volumes with understandable results in the context of combat use. Also fully compatible with the modern means of communication and control of troops, air and missile defense.