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Buk

Air defence systemSoviet UnionIn service since 1980
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Key specs

Type
Air defence system
Designer
Almaz-Antey, Tikhomirov NIIP, Lyulev Novator
Designed
1972
Entered service
1980
Production start
1979
Status
In service

Air defence system

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Overview

Buk is an air defence system from the Soviet Union. It entered service in 1980; production began in 1979. It engages aircraft and missiles at up to 35 km and 22 km altitude. It is used or was used by Azerbaijan, Algeria, Armenia, Belarus and 14 other countries, and saw combat in the Second Karabakh War and the Russo-Ukrainian War.

Specifications

Armament
Main armament
9M38 / 9M317 surface-to-air missiles
Rockets or missiles ready to fire
4
Engagement range
35 km
Engagement altitude
22,000 m

Variants

9K37 "Buk"9K37M9K37M1 "Buk-M1"9K37M1-2 "Buk-M1-2"9K37M1-2A9K317 "Buk-M2"9K317M "Buk-M3"3S90 (M-22)3S90M3S90E.1

Users & conflicts

Conflicts
Russo-Ukrainian WarSecond Karabakh War
Operators
AlgeriaArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusCyprusEgyptGeorgiaIndiaKazakhstanIranNorth KoreaPakistanChinaRussiaUkraineVenezuelaFinlandSyria

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (pl): 9K37 Buk, Wikipedia
  2. Wikipedia (ru): Бук (зенитный ракетный комплекс), Wikipedia
  3. Wikipedia: Buk missile system, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.