S-75 Dvina

Air defence systemSoviet UnionIn service since 1957
S-75 Dvina
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Key specs

Type
Air defence system
Designer
Raspletin, KB-1, Grushin
Designed
1953
Entered service
1957
Production start
1957
Status
In service

Air defence system

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Overview

S-75 Dvina is an air defence system from the Soviet Union. It entered service in 1957; production began in 1957. It engages aircraft and missiles at up to 45 km and 25 km altitude. It is used or was used by Azerbaijan, the Soviet Union, Angola, Armenia and 39 other countries, and saw combat in the Iraq War, the Yugoslav Wars, the Gulf War, among others.

Specifications

Armament
Caliber
700 mm
Maximum range of fire
40 km
Engagement range
45 km
Engagement altitude
25,000 m

Variants

SA-75 DvinaS-75 DesnaS-75M Volkhov

Users & conflicts

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (fr): S-75 Dvina, Wikipedia
  2. Wikipedia (tr): S-75 Dvina, Wikipedia
  3. Wikipedia: S-75 Dvina, 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.