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S-300

Air defence systemSoviet UnionIn service since 1978
S-300
Photo: Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · background removed

Key specs

Type
Air defence system
Manufacturer
MZiK
Designer
Almaz-Antey, NPO Almaz, NIIP
Designed
1967
Entered service
1978
Produced
1975–2011
Status
In service

Air defence system

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Overview

S-300 is an air defence system from the Soviet Union, made by MZiK. It entered service in 1978; it was produced from 1975 to 2011. It engages aircraft and missiles at up to 200 km and 27 km altitude. It is used or was used by Azerbaijan, Algeria, Armenia, Belarus and 15 other countries, and saw combat in the Second Karabakh War and the Russo-Ukrainian War.

Specifications

Armament
Main armament
48N6 / 5V55 surface-to-air missiles
Caliber
515 mm
Rockets or missiles ready to fire
4
Engagement range
200 km
Engagement altitude
27,000 m
Dimensions and weights
Weight
2 t
Length
7.50 m
Mobility and protection
Road speed
7 km/h

Users & conflicts

Conflicts
Russo-Ukrainian WarSecond Karabakh War
Operators
AlgeriaArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusBulgariaChinaEgyptIranKazakhstanNorth KoreaRussiaUkraineVenezuelaVietnamCzechoslovakiaEast GermanyGreeceSlovakiaSyria

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (fr): S-300, Wikipedia
  2. Wikipedia (tr): S-300, Wikipedia
  3. Wikipedia: S-300 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.