The S-300VM "Antey-2500" (NATO reporting name SA-23 Gladiator\Giant) is a Russian anti-ballistic missile system. The system is designed to defeat short- and medium-range ballistic missile, aeroballistic, and cruise missiles, fixed-wing aircraft, as well as loitering ECM platforms and precision-guided munitions.
The 9M82M missile is intended to defeat tactical, theater and medium range ballistic missiles, as well as aerodynamic targets at a range of up to 200 km. The Antey-2500 system is mounted on a tracked cross-country vehicle equipped with self-contained power supply and navigation systems, as well as surveying and positioning equipment.
The Antey-2500 air defense missile system features:
High degree of battle performance automation owing to high-speed digital computers
Passive electronically scanned array radars with advanced data processing methods
High ECM immunity
High mobility and autonomous operation
High firepower potential, irrespective of air attack tactics or sequence
Vertical launch from a special transport launch canister
Maintenance-free operation of missiles for at least ten years
Capability to defeat ballistic missile individual warheads
Inertial guidance with radio command mid-course update and semi-active radar homing at the terminal phase
Focused detonation of the missile warhead
The Antey-2500 system comprises:
Command post
Circular and sector scan radars
Multichannel missile guidance station (MMGS) have 24 channels for illumination of 24 targets
9A82M launcher (typical amount 8) includes radar of illumination and targeting as well as *brains* of the radar
9A83M launcher (typical amount 12) includes radar of illumination and targeting as well as *brains* of the radar
9A84M loader-launcher (technically no more than 24)
9M82M and 9M83M air defense missiles
Maintenance, repair, and transport vehicles
Group SPTA set
Electronic trainer for MMGS operators
Set of missile handling equipment
Technical ability to use 1-2 additional battalions.
One system configuration - external command post, CP of the S-300V and every radars of S-300V and the outside radars, other external elements. This is the central core, for it served a few battalions of S-300V system. All battalions at full strength of S-300V system (CP of the S-300V and every radars of the S-300V, and a few launchers with radars, and a few launchers without radars).
S-300V: entered service in 1983; 100 km range
S-300VM: 200 km range
S-300VMD: 300 km range
S-300V4: in service since 2013; 400 km range
Egypt : The S-300VM "Antey-2500" missile system was ordered in 2014, as part of a multi-billion Egyptian-Russian arms deal signed later that year. The $1 billion contract comprises one regiment which includes 3 battalions, a command post and other external elements. In 2015, Russia started delivering the system components and the Egyptian soldiers began their training to operate the system in Russian training centers. Before the end of 2016, all system components were delivered to Egypt. Russia is in talks with Egypt on the delivery of additional Antey-2500 systems.
Iran: Russia is offering Iran the S-300VM instead of the S-300PMU1 to avoid a lawsuit over the cancellation of the latter. Recently in 2015/16 both S300PMU and S300VM are sold to Iran.
Russia : ordered more than three S-300V4 divisions by 201577th Airdefence Brigade (Korenovsk) and 988th Airdefence Regiment (Gyumri) in the Southern Military District
202nd Airdefence Brigade (Naro Fominsk) and 1545th Airdefence Regiment (Znamensk) in the Western Military District
1724th Airdefence Regiment (Birobidzhan & Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk) in the Eastern Military District
28th Airdefence Brigade (Mirnij / Kirovsk Region) in the Central Military District
Modernization of all S-300V to the version S-300V4 was to end in 2012.
Venezuela: 2 S-300VM in 1 air defense battalion at Base Aérea Militar Capitán Manuel Ríos
Algeria: In November 2015 Algeria was negotiating the purchase of several battalions of this system.
Turkey: Turkey was in talks with Russian officials for a co-production deal before the Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown incident.
Saudi Arabia: Russia has offered Saudi Arabia the S-300VM as First Operator.
In early October 2016, a battery of Russian S-300V4 air defense missile launchers were deployed to Syria, at the Russian naval base in Tartus.
