The Ministry of Defense will strengthen the main carriers of the Caliber missiles with the most advanced air defense

The Russian Ministry of Defense plans to strengthen the air defense of the main carriers of the Kalibr cruise missiles, the Buyan-M ships. They are going to be improved with the help of the most advanced anti-aircraft missile and artillery complex “Pantsir-M”, sources in the Russian Ministry of Defense report.

“The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is studying the issue of arming small missile ships of Project 21631 Buyan-M with the latest Pantsir-M anti-aircraft missile and artillery systems (ZRAK), sources told the Izvestia newspaper. Experts from the military-industrial complex noted to the publication that such a measure would protect ships not only from aviation, but also from anti-ship missiles and precision weapons.

The newspaper’s experts also note that the Pantsir-M shipborne air defense system is the most advanced anti-aircraft missile and artillery weapon in this area. The naval version of the Pantsir-S1 complex can hit a target flying at an altitude of one meter to one and a half tens of kilometers. It is noted that the Pantsir-M radar station serves targets at a distance of up to 75 kilometers, and the complex itself can protect the ship from air attacks within a radius of 40 km and 15 km in height.

In summer RT TV channel said that Pantsir-M would be in demand for at least ten years. It is clarified that this is the only air defense weapon with a single-post combat module, which includes artillery, anti-aircraft missile weapons and a control system.