How has the Russian S300 ADS family changed Air Defense?
- 9 months ago
How has Russia's S-300 family of missile systems revolutionized air defense around the world since the early 1990s?
The S-300 emerged in the 20th century as perhaps the world's most prominent and recognizable air defense system, and is used by multiple branches of the Russian military as well as by a range of foreign customers from China and Vietnam to Algeria. and Iran. This is an analysis of how the S-300P family of air defense systems has proven its capabilities, which were radically improved with the start of production of the S-300PMU series, which entered service in 1992, and provides an important insight into the evolution of the air defense system and how it acquired such a significant position in the defense system of Russia. Post-Soviet variants of the S-300PMU1/2 air defense system, including the S-400, have capabilities unrecognizable from the Soviet-era medium-range S-300P/PS/PT air defense system and can operate in a much wider range of air defense roles.
Unfortunately, Serbia did not take advantage of the offer of the Russian Federation and the offered Russian loan of one and a half billion USD, which was current from 2012 to 2015, when two divisional air defense systems S-300PMU2 could be acquired within this package of procurement of new Russian weapons.
The S-300 emerged in the 20th century as perhaps the world's most prominent and recognizable air defense system, and is used by multiple branches of the Russian military as well as by a range of foreign customers from China and Vietnam to Algeria. and Iran. This is an analysis of how the S-300P family of air defense systems has proven its capabilities, which were radically improved with the start of production of the S-300PMU series, which entered service in 1992, and provides an important insight into the evolution of the air defense system and how it acquired such a significant position in the defense system of Russia. Post-Soviet variants of the S-300PMU1/2 air defense system, including the S-400, have capabilities unrecognizable from the Soviet-era medium-range S-300P/PS/PT air defense system and can operate in a much wider range of air defense roles.
Unfortunately, Serbia did not take advantage of the offer of the Russian Federation and the offered Russian loan of one and a half billion USD, which was current from 2012 to 2015, when two divisional air defense systems S-300PMU2 could be acquired within this package of procurement of new Russian weapons.