Comparing anti-missile systems in the world

[Viktor]

I would be interested in an excerpt of this (the 185km intercept altitude). It is quite possible that precision is lost in translation; post #46 of this thread is an example of that.

No this is not matter of word typo because of translation.


Take a look.


http://www.dtig.org/docs/sa-21.pdf

 

[Grand Danois]

No this is not matter of word typo because of translation.


Take a look.


http://www.dtig.org/docs/sa-21.pdf

Let me be more precise; the internet is an amazing thing, you just need to suggest or wrongfully understand the context of a number in one place, and suddenly it becomes fact elsewhere.

I meant what I meant.

 

[Viktor]

Thanks for the info.

If they can't intercept ICBMs can they interecpt MRBMs?
I wouldn't agree that the Arrow 2 and Patriot missiles are in last place. I would put them in second place. The S-400 doesn't have any sucessful tests, does it? The Arrow 2 does.

What makes you so confident to think that the S-400 is that capable?

Well MRBM balistic range is from 1000-3000km. So thats a wide range to cover for instance i belive Patriot PAC-3 can intercept balistic missile with little more than 1000km range but is still in no league with mighty Antej-2500 whitch can intercept balistic missiles with the range of 2500km with its 9M83M missile and jet they are in the same league by your ( MRBM ) clasification. Got what I want to say.

Arrow-2 is designed after failed Arrow-1 system to be able to shoot down Sahab-3 Iranian balistic missiles whitch have range up to 1500km range. It became operational from 2000 year well after Russians sold theirs S-300V tehnology to USA ... and you know Israel recived extensive help from USA in design and missile components production so I would place him in S-300V league.


All missile systems before becoming operational must pass extensive tests so dont have any ideas any of this systems we are talking about has not passed its tests.

S-400 main missile 40N6 has being tested from 1999 and in early 2008 will become operational.

And since you are little uneducated about S-400 system read this article and whatch this video.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ripHZ58Jp-w

 

[Viktor]

Thanks for the info.


What makes you so confident to think that the S-400 is that capable?

And the article I told you about above.

S-400 Triumf



The 40N6 missile is one of the new missiles that come with the S-400 Triumf system. It has a range of 400km.
The guidance used is active radar homing. The steering element is INS + ARH + IIR.
Its maximum velocity is 4000m/s almost double the velocity with the missiles like 48N6E2 that were there in the earlier S-300 system.
Operating altitude is up to 185 kms. Not sure whether to believe this. At least that’s what the German defense threat information group says.
Some forums and other links say altitudes of 50-60 kms have been tested.




Max radar range is 700 kms




The SA-21 GROWLER is mobiles, all-weather long-distance ground to air guided weapon system, to target against combat aircraft and cruise missiles in all flight altitudes. Likewise ballistic short and medium-range missiles can be targeted.
The new system was developed with the following air targets in mind
1) Small radar echoing area (Stealth).
2) supersonic airplanes within all elevator ranges
3) high-flying and far removed monitoring airplanes
4) low-flying cruise missiles
5) ballistic medium-range missiles
6) supersonic standoff weapons
7) supersonic low flying bombers and combat aircraft
8.) the new system should be without reservation operational in a surrounding field of strong electronic breakdown measure name (ECM)
9) The new system should be mobile
10) Independently of the employed location the new system should be able to be supplied with data via air
11) data exchange with the C2 systems of the air-defense troops of ground armed forces (should be possible.


The S-400 of systems can be supplied with radar data of the Russian monitoring airplane IL-76/A-50 MAINSTAY. The radar system consists of a radar antenna with phase-controlled, electronic jet turning (Phased array) as well as a cab for the operators. The actual radar device is continuous line pulse Doppler 3D radar. The antenna surface is equipped with 2'041 phase modules. The fire-control equipment leads at the same time the determination of the target data, as well as the search for further airborne targets through (TRACK while scan). The entire radar complex is accommodated on a MZKT-7930 (8x8) truck
2 40N6 large missiles can be transported per vehicle.
Ballistic medium-range missiles with a maximum range of 3'500 km can be intercepted. The maximum ballistic missile that can be targeted is 5000m/s and at 60km altitude(this is where the 185 km mentioned above gets confusing)




SA-21B GROWLER (S-400M Samoderzhets)
The Russian armed forces see this version as economical and fast-available variant of the S-400. I guess it means quickly available. Guess then the features are less than the S-400 Triumf.
The draft of this variant became possible by the union of the two companies Almaz (system S-300P) and Antey (system S-300V). The SA-21B uses the same radar components as the SA-21A, however the 9M82M guided weapons of the S-300VM (SA-X-23) system can be used. The 9M82M guided weapons possesses a range of 200 km and can target at altitudes by 25-30'000 m. In each case two of these guided weapons can be accommodated on a modified 5P58TE trailer. For support during the target acquisition also the HIGH SCREEN (9S19M) sector monitoring radar can be used. A S-400M Samoderzhets (Imperator) battery consists of GRAVESTONE fire control radar, a 9P58TE trailer with 16 9M96 guided weapons as well as 2-3 9P58TE of trailers with in each case two 9M82M guided weapons. With the S-400M system ballistic rockets with a maximum range of 2'500 km can be intercepted. These can be fought up to a maximum airspeed of 4'500 m/s on a distance against 40 km. The S-400M system is still in the development.




Operation of S-400:
For the anti-missile defense the S-400 can be supplied with target data from the space defense troops. The target acquisition is also done with passively working radar monitors (SIGINT). These devices seize, analyze and identify practically all well-known emitters of airplanes e.g. radio, radar, TACAN navigation, NATO JTIDS (joint Tactical information distribution system) data transfer system and radar altimeter. These systems received and process the signals without even active to send and betray thereby their positions. With these systems it is to be seized possible air targets on a distance from several 100 km to and to identifying. Likewise thereby stealth air targets can be discovered and seized.
Hey this means that anti-radiation systems will find it tough to target S-400 batteries.
The Russian armed forces use the following passively working air surveillance systems:
1) the Czech system Vera and
2) the mobile Czech system Tamara/KRTP-86 and KRTP-91 (NATO: TRASH CAN)
3) the Russian system Orion (85V6)
4) the mobile system Kolchuga and Kolchuga m of the Ukrainian company Topaz
5) The older system Ramona m/KRTP-81M (NATO: SOFTLY BALL)

The co-ordination of the individual S-400 brigades on stage front takes place with the mobile Baikal-1 C3I system from the company Proton NPO, or the D4M Polyana C3I system (9S82) of the company Agat NPO. With these systems the co-ordination of the individual regiments and/or brigades and the higher places of the PVO or VVS is guaranteed. Together with the systems specified above the 5S99M Senej, 5S99M-1 Senej m or the 5S99M-2 Senej M1E C2 system can be used also alternatively.

On brigade level a bite-long unknown C3 system is used. Probably this system is based on the 83M6E2 system of the S-300PMU-2. The new system consists of a command post and a 3D-Langstrecken-Ueberwachungsradar. This radar is to possess a range of 700 km. In the command post all data of the air traffic control of the individual batteries are processed and coordinated. Likewise the data of the air traffic control of the next higher stage (stage army, front or national air defense VVS or PVO) are received and processed. The new C3 system is equipped also for data exchange the older systems S-300P (SA-10), S-300PMU-1/-2 (SA-20) and S-300V (SA-12)




The command post implements the following actions:



1) Control and monitoring of the long-distance monitoring radar
2) Acquisition, identification, pursuit of over 300 airborne targets
3) The friend enemy recognition (IFF)
4) Prioritization of the individual airborne targets and the passing on of the most dangerous to the individual batteries
5) Control of the ECCM of systems of the batteries and brigade
6) Co-ordination of the individual batteries and regiments in the autonomous, or connected employment Data exchange with neighboring brigades and the next higher stage

For the low flier collection the 3D-monitoring and tracking radar 96L6 of the company Lira KB are used. This radar device was presented for the first time at the IDEX-97 the public. The export designation reads 96L6E. It can be used alternatively for low flier collection or as monitoring radar of the brigade. The 96L6 radar can be used for the long-distance target acquisition also in the group with the new long-distance monitoring radar. The entire plant is accommodated on a MAZ-7930 (8x8) truck. Providing readiness for firing takes 5 minutes. The system can be used at day and night and in all weather. The system consists of a radar antenna with phase-controlled, electronic jet turning and a command post. The opening angle of the transmitting antenna is with -3° to +60° in the elevation and 360° in the azimuth. The system produces a radar jet of 2.3° in the azimuth and 1.5-3.0° in the elevation. The rotation speed of the transmitting antenna amounts to a revolution every 12 seconds. The computers lead at the same time the determination of the target data, as well as the search for further airborne targets through (TRACK while scan). The smallest detectable radar echoing area of a goal amounts to 0.02 m2. The system has a range of 5-300 km. At the same time computer components can automatically determine the target data of 100 different airborne targets, in a speed range of 30-2'800 m/s. Each seized goal is classified and assigned to everyone automatically a fight priority. The target data are sent over the C3I of systems of the brigade to fire control radar of the batteries. With the employment in strongly cut through or wooded area the transmitting antenna can be put on the 40V6M2 antenna tower.

By monitoring radars the determined target data to the fire control radar GRAVESTONE are sent. This fire control radar produces a strongly bundled radar jet during the tracking. The narrow jet width guarantees an exact tracking and reduces susceptibility with opposing electronic breakdown measure names. Besides a Clutter briefcase supports the radar adjustment to clutters and electronic disturbances. The radar possesses large frequency opportunities of evasion as well as a variable pulsbreite. Likewise it possesses an automatic selection to few disturbed frequency. Besides it orders a function for the impulse compression as well as for side-lobe suppression. Also a passive pursuit of interference sources (direction) is to be possible. A fight software for burning through interference sources (distance to the jamming aircraft) should be also installed. The expiration of fight runs off as follows: After the target acquisition by monitoring radars on stage the regiment or brigade a threat analysis is provided automatically and the target datas is determined. Afterwards the goals are passed on to the GRAVESTONE of fire control radar of the batteries. The fight algorithms of the SA-21 calculate automatically the optimal course for the guided weapon flight. If the radar echo of the air target is strong enough and if the goal is in the range of the guided weapon, a guided weapon start takes place. These run off processes fully automatic. The operating surgeons must confirm and for the fight release only the seized goals. Naturally the expiration of fight can take place also manually. During the fight against airplanes and cruise missiles becomes the guided weapon with the internal navigation system (IN) as well as with radio command signals the air target guided (COMMAND update). Few seconds before the impact in the goal the as well as the guided weapon-own seeker are activated, and the guided weapon makes the last corrections of course. With this procedure the pilot of the attacked air target only little time remains introducing around electronic

The target acquisition takes place with the passively working radar monitors described above and the guided weapon without radar support under EMCOM is started. Again for the last few seconds of the target approach the fire control radar from condition by the mode is only switched into the fire control mode. Thus it is to be accomplished possible a so-called LOCK on afterlaunch fight. During the fight against low-flying goals the guided weapon is superelevated fired in relation to the line between guided weapon and a goal. The guided weapon rises to one to the goal strongly superelevated flight path. With this flight profile the guided weapon seeker has an optimal "field of view" on the goal. With this procedure also extremely low-flying airborne targets can be seized and fought such as cruise missiles optimally. The guided weapon encounters from its superelevated flight path in a steep angle the goal down. During the fight against ballistic rockets and high-flying, supersonic airplanes the goal on the direct way is approached. During the fight against ballistic rockets the guided weapons are fired to the point of collision of the ballistic rocket and the guided weapon calculated ahead. The guided weapon keeps itself given with the internal navigation system on the flight path. For the last five seconds the guided weapon-own semi-active seeker will become activated and it the last course changes made. The semi-active guided weapon control makes the firing possible of several guided weapons on a goal. In order to increase hit expectation, in the tactical employment a salvo is mostly fired from two to three guided weapons on the same goal. If the guided weapon misses its goal, then this destroys itself after a certain flying time automatically. With the S-400 system can be inserted a whole pallet by guided weapon types. Together with the again-developed 9M96, 9M96M and 40N6 guided weapons also the older types 48N6 and 48N6-2 can be used. Likewise the modified 48N6DM guided weapon stands to the selection. The 9M96, 9M96M and 40N6 guided weapon possess an active radar seeker head. The older guided weapons of the 48N6 series possess a SARH TVM steering system. With the SARH TVM guidance methods are sent back the target datas, which the semi-active radar seeker head of the guided weapon seized, with one DATA left to the fire control radar. There they are adjusted together with the radar image of the fire control radar by high-performance computers and sent back to the guided weapon. In the fire-control equipment sufficient place is present for the computer components, which is normally rather meagerly present in a guided weapon trunk. With this system much larger precision is reached than with the conventional SARH steering system, with which the target datas come only from the fire control radar. If an attacked airplane radar breakdown systems (ECM) begins, the operation of the fire control station can switch the guided weapon seeker to a passive search mode, and so the interference source attack (home on jam).

 

[Viktor]

And as it was to big here is its continuation ....

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All guided weapons are delivered in sealed, before influences of the weather protected, transportation and firing containers from the manufacture work. The guided weapons can be transported and stored without control of 10 years in the cylindric containers. To control purposes the guided weapons possess an inserted electronic self check, which can be accomplished by the operating personnel at a kontrollkasten at the launch tubes. All guided weapon types are fired vertically from their transportation and launch canisters. By means of a gas producer the guided weapons become from the containers on a height of approx.. 30 meters discharged. Then the solid rocket motor ignites and accelerates the guided weapon on its cruising speed. The 48N6DM guided weapons is single-step missiles with a solid motor. At the missile tail four trapezoidal steering and tax wing are attached. These control surfaces are set, while the guided weapon is in transport and launch canisters, on the guided weapon trunk. The wings unfold direct after the guided weapon the launch canister left. The missile steering element takes place by means of these tax wings and a thrust-vector control (TVC). Thrust-vector control is at the outlet of the rocket engine. The rocket jet and the hot exhaust gases are moved with four graphite-coated control surfaces into the desired direction. This mechanism supports the four steering and tax wings at the missile tail. By means of these two steering mechanisms the guided weapons maneuvers with a maximum load of 20 g can fly. The 48N6DM guided weapon is also equipped beside the semi-active radar seeker head also with a passively working seeker. This seeker is to be used with the fight against clearing-up -, monitoring, and jamming aircraft. Just as also ballistic rockets can be fought the two guided weapon types 9M96 and 9M96M to rule itself at present still in the development. It is not well-known also, as far the development progressed. The export versions of the two guided weapons carry the designation 9M96E and 9M96E2. At some places the guided weapons are called also 96N6E and 96N6E2. The upper trunk section with the steering system and the search and sprengkopf is identical with both guided weapons. The only one differentiated exists in the length of the rocket motor. This guided weapon part is longer with the 9M96M guided weapon around 90 cm. Thus the 9M96M guided weapon weighs more than 9M96 guided weapon by 87 kg. By the larger rocket motor possession the 9M96M guided weapon one around 80 km increased range. Both guided weapons are single-step missiles with a solid motor. The actual solid-propellant engine is equipped with a newdeveloped high speed driving off. At the missile trunk two groups are appropriate by steering and tax wings. In the rear range four trapezoidal stabilization wings are attached. At the front of the quarter missile trunk four tax wings, which exhibit again trapezoidal geometry, are attached. These control surfaces are set, while the guided weapon is in transport and launch canisters, on the guided weapon trunk. The wings unfold direct after the guided weapon the launch canister left. Additionally to the four tax wings the guided weapon is steered by small, laterally rocket engines attached in trunk. With the combination of control surfaces and transverse slide nozzles the guided weapons can fly in fractions of a second curves of 90° and more largely. Also the guided weapons can accomplish maneuvers with a maximum transverse load of 25 g. The 9M96 guided weapons uses the aerodynamic control (control surfaces) for the first part of the air route and during the last part the transverse slide price increase around the goal to meet exactly. Like the 48N6DM guided weapon, fly also the 9M96 guided weapons in a strongly superelevated flight path on the goals too. Ballistic rockets are approached on direct way.

Simulation and test shots resulted in the following hit expectations:

90 % with the fight of a high speed combat aircraft
80 % with the fight of a ballistic rocket
70% with the fight against parts of a ballistic rocket (e.g. sprengkopf—don’t know what this is)

Also these guided weapons are accommodated in sealed, before influences of the weather protected, transportation and firing containers. The 9M96 guided weapons can be transported and stored without control of 15 years in the cylindric containers. Also these guided weapons are fired vertically from their transportation and launch canisters. By means of a gas producer the guided weapons become from the containers on a height of approx.. 20-30 m discharged. Then the solid rocket motor ignites and accelerates the guided weapon on its cruising speed. Contrary to guided weapons the 9M96 guided weapons for the target approach an active radar target searching system of which uses the 48N6DM in the Ku-volume (millimeter range) works. During the cruising flight the guided weapons become by the internal navigation system (IN) as well as with radio command signals to the air target guided (COMMAND update). The active seeker is activated only few seconds before the precalculated point of impact, and the guided weapon makes the last corrections of course. By the extremely precise guidance method it is possible that the guided weapons destroy an air target with a direct hit. The sprengkopf of the 9M96 guided weapons is appropriate for the fact that the air target is met directly. The goal is destroyed primarily by the kinetic energy of the guided weapon impact. The warhead is independent on position (cardanically) hung up in the guided weapon trunk. It is to be bundled by this independent on position suspension possible the fragmentation effect toward the goal of focusing and/or. The active radar naeherungszuender releases the sprengkopf only with a flyby of few as 1,50 m. Over still the 40N6 guided weapon which is in the development so far only few details are well-known. It is not well-known also, as far the development progressed. The guided weapon is probably based on the 9M82M guided weapon of the SA-12b GIANT of system. The 40N6 guided weapon a two-stage missile with solid-propellant engine is supposed. The first stage will consist of a high performance booster, while the second stage is appropriate for the cruising flight. The new guided weapon will be probably with an active radar seeker head (ARH), as well as an illustrating infrared seeker (IIR) equipped. By the two combined ARH and IIR of seekers possession the guided weapon with the fight against ballistic rockets a high hit expectation. The sprengkopf of the 40N6 guided weapon is itself nevertheless for the fight against Ballistic rockets, as well as for the fight against airplanes, cruise missiles and guided weapons are suitable. It is not clear whether the 40N6 guided weapon is equipped over a fragment warhead, or over a KE warhead, which destroys the goal by means of kinetic energy.
With the interlaced conduct of operations a SA-21 will be able regiment to repel a larger area target against a solid air impact with standoff weapons as well as ballistic rockets.

The complete readiness of application (with the 40N6 guided weapons) will not be reached in early 2008. Potential export customers are Iran, China, Syria, Malaysia as well as the United Arab Emirates.

 

[XaNDeR]

I find it very good that it looks like the S-300 to confuse intellegence , for example how are you going to know which are the S-400 and S-300 if they look the same ? :

 

[AntiBond007]

Arrow-2 is designed after failed Arrow-1 system to be able to shoot down Sahab-3 Iranian balistic missiles whitch have range up to 1500km range. It became operational from 2000 year well after Russians sold theirs S-300V tehnology to USA

The systems are completly different, but first, its should be noted that Arrow was quite successful, and was designed to shoot down scuds. If that wasn't the case, Americans wouldn't fund the project. Secondly, the systems are quite different, if you want to compare the "S-300, S-400" series compare it to the patriot series because thats a comparable system in design. The only thing you can really compare to the arrow is the THAAD. Both Patriots and S-300, 400, are essentially SAM's with additional capabilties to down missiles. Both the THAAD and the Arrow system are designed only to down missiles, they don't engage aircraft etc. Thus, I doubt the S-300 the US recieved would have been the key to the THAAD/Arrow class systems.

But anyway, if I wanted a system to defend from multi threats (aircraft, missiles, helicopters etc) I would take the S-400. If I was just worried about medium ballistic missles Arrow would be the system, although in the future THAAD has more potential (until recently had several set-backs). The Arrow though is a very nice system because its a combination of eastern and western concepts, many of the individuals working on the system were from the former USSR, along with their Western counterparts.

But in the end, only wars reveal the truth about certain systems. Statistics, and some data released for public consumption never tells the whole story.

 

[Viktor]

All Russian system have multirole capability and because of that do not lag in anti-balistic-missile capability.

S-300P / S-300PMU1 and S-300 PMU-2 is systems primarly designed to be anti-air systems (with primarly targets as cruise missiles / bombes / aircraft of all types ) but was later aded with anti-balistic missile capability just as Patriot system.

S-300V althrow multirole was from the start design to counter US Perhing missiles as well as its successor S-300VM or Antej-2500 but they also retained theirs multirole capability.

S-400 and S-400M systems are continuation of such philosophy. Just look at specifications of 40N6 missile.

 

[Dr Freud]

I have a question, i dont know if it fits this topic, but anyway:

Will AESA be a reliable way to "zap" incoming radar guided missiles like ex, AMRAAM/AMRAAMSKI/Meteor ?

Take note "reliable", i'm sure it can be done in theory, but will pilots have enuff confidence to fly almost towards the missile, trusting the radar will burn it ?
I assume at least the radar has to be set in "auto-defense" mode here.

 

[Feanor]

What about strategic missile defense? Does anyone have good knowledge of the ABM system currently around Moscow and iirc Leningrad? And how good are the USA's NMD in Alaska, California, and Europe?

 

[drandul]

What about strategic missile defense? Does anyone have good knowledge of the ABM system currently around Moscow and iirc Leningrad? And how good are the USA's NMD in Alaska, California, and Europe?

What about strategic missile defense? Does anyone have good knowledge of the ABM system currently around Moscow and iirc Leningrad? And how good are the USA's NMD in Alaska, California, and Europe?

here you could fine some history and summamry about Russian ABM
http://geimint.blogspot.com/2007/06/russian-strategic-defense-part-2-abm.html
System A-135 includes several functional layers
1- early warning satellites constallation,- detects ICBM launch events
2- Automatic Data Network of early warning radars and data processing centers (Daryal-U, Pechora and latest Voronezh)detecting range up to 6 000 km)http://www.rti-mints.ru/gallery/darial/ph004.jpghttp://www.rti-mints.ru/img/voroneg.jpg
3- Multipurpose radar facility, central automated engagement computing system (Don-2N) and missile launch pads 7 active around Moscow.http://www.army.lv/photos/3633.jpghttp://www.arms.ru/rko/Images/don2n13.jpg
4- Space control system (detects, recognizes and catalogue space objects on earth orbits on distances up to 40 000 km similar to GEODSS)-– optical- electronic detection system “Okno”- (window) and “Krona ” (crone) – also kind of “very early warning” system- in case of nuclear strike preparation some of satellites could start change orbit parameters to improve coverage of Russian territory.http://www.astronomer.ru/data/images/5/000591-2.jpghttp://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/content/numbers/248/P1010009.jpg
Some features of System N20 Don-2N (PILL BOX) and battle management facility:
- designed to survive in case of nuclear attack- completely autonomous system with deep underground operation support system, maintenance facilities, energy and life-support systems.
-able to recognize and track up to 120 BM warheads simultaneously with engagement 69 of them.
-able to track space objects on orbits up to 40 000 km
- Maximum impulse power of phase array up to 250 MWt
- Targeting and tracking data precision- +- 10 m on distance 360 км
Now it operational and under modernisation (new supercomputer and software)

Antimissiles
53Т6 (modernized)- short range (200 km distance, 80 altitude) have 2 types of wareheads- nuclear 10 kt with soft- roentgen spectrum and conventional - same type like on s-300 missiles.
51Т6 - long range (up to 400 km range,150 altitude) 1mt nuclear

Since 1989 conducted 395 tests of atimisiles in Sary-Shagan(Kazahstan) test site
including last two of modernised missiles http://russianforces.org/blog/2007/10/second_abm_interceptor_test_in.shtml
Conducted 1500 BM tracking and interception tests, including interception of MRBM coming from Kapustin-yar launch pad in North-West Russia and ICBM from DELTA class submarine.http://kursakov.narod.ru/a135.htm

 

[Viktor]

What about strategic missile defense? Does anyone have good knowledge of the ABM system currently around Moscow and iirc Leningrad? And how good are the USA's NMD in Alaska, California, and Europe?

Well in the event of war US would use no less than 200 nuclear warheads to overwhelmed Moscow ABM A-135 defences ... thats how good it is.

US is investing enourmos amounts of money in several ABM project .. some of them have great potential but still have to be compleated ...

 

[Grand Danois]

Dug up some interesting stuff. SAR imagery of Russian sats, made by the HAVE STARE at Vardø, Norway. A similar radar is to be stationed in the Czech Republic as part of the BMD.

Interesting insight into discrimination capability. The SBX is supposed to even more capable.

 

[Feanor]

Nice. Thanks for the info. Also does anyone know when the lease on the Ukrainian MD radars expires? Because the lease was not prolonged by the Russian Duma in iirc January. The new station at Aramvir is set to complete and to being operating later this year.

 

[Chrom]

Well in the event of war US would use no less than 200 nuclear warheads to overwhelmed Moscow ABM A-135 defences ... thats how good it is.

US is investing enourmos amounts of money in several ABM project .. some of them have great potential but still have to be compleated ...

The purpose of such ABM sites is exactly that - forcing enemy to use overwhelming warheads numbers in first decapitating strike. Such large number of launches will be reliably detected by EW means, and will leave enough time for counter-ICBM launch and partial civilian evacuation.

The single isolated place of ABM system also ensured what decapitated enemy can still inflict unacceptable damage to the rest of the country, even with relatively small warheads number survived.

 

[Feanor]

Well if the S-400 is deployed en-masse like it's supposed to be, it also has limited ABM capabilities. If that is coordinated with the various strategic RLS stations around the CIS, they could also take out quite a few warheads.

 

[Viktor]

Well if the S-400 is deployed en-masse like it's supposed to be, it also has limited ABM capabilities. If that is coordinated with the various strategic RLS stations around the CIS, they could also take out quite a few warheads.

Well S-400M has being tested for that purpose .. integration with EW radars so it gains anti-ICBM ability. (Same thing can be made with THAAD)

 

[Feanor]

Another question (hopefully I'm not too annoying ) can the Voronezh class RLS stations be used like ground-based AWACS to support friendly aircraft that are datalinked to them?

 

[Firehorse]

Outside View: BMD tensions P. 1
Outside View: BMD Tensions P.2

I wonder if the Russians will deploy their own sea-based interceptors?

 

[Viktor]

Another question (hopefully I'm not too annoying ) can the Voronezh class RLS stations be used like ground-based AWACS to support friendly aircraft that are datalinked to them?

Those EW radars are ideal for detection of stealth fighters and bombers ... than you send some MIG-31 to do the job and problem sold .. but lets not go offtopic ...