The SA-20 Gargoyle (S-300PMU-1) Russian Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) System was first introduced in 1993 with the new and larger 48N6 missiles for the first time in a land-based system and...

Russian 48N6 surface to air missile seen in flight just after launch. Original variant of the 48N6 that was introduced in 1992. This has a 150 km maximum range. Longer range variant introduced with the S-300PM-2 Favorit SAM system. Range extended to 200 km. New variant with 250 km range introduced for the S-400 Triumf SAM system.

The S-300PM/PMU1 introduced the 48N6 which has much better kinematics - cited range against aerial targets is 81 nautical miles, ballistic missile targets 21.5 nautical miles, with a minimum...

The 48N6 missile has a kill probability of 80 to 93 percent for aerial targets and 40 to 85 percent for cruise missiles. Algeria, Azerbaijan, China, Iran, Libya, Russia, and Venezuela all possess the S-300PMU-2 system. Strategic Implications

The 48N6E is a vertical tube launched, solid fuel, single-stage, long range, Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) designed to engage aircraft, cruise missiles, UAVs, and Theater Ballistic Missiles (TBMs).

A large, long-range (200–250 km) high-speed missile with semi-active guidance, known as the 48N6, is a slightly enhanced version of the missile used in the o der S-300 family of systems, known...

2023年10月1日 · So far, all points to the possibility that it would be not an entirely new product but a modernization of an already existing missile used by the S-400 air defense system; the most suitable candidate is the 48N6 missile that had been previously used for …

Russian surface-to-air missile. Version of the S-300 system for the land forces and export using the advanced 48N6E missile, which doubled the range and greatly increased the effectiveness of the system. Alternatively any of the earlier model 5V55 or 48N6 series missiles could be loaded. AKA: 48N6E;S-300PMU-1. Status: Active.

Improved version of the 48N6 for the S-300PMU-1 48N6E and S-400 systems, capable of shooting down tactical ballistic missiles at incoming speeds of 4.8 km/s or hypersonic targets flying at 3.0 km/s at 150 km altitude. AKA: S-400. Payload: 180 kg (390 lb). Gross mass: 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Height: 6.98 m (22.91 ft). Diameter: 0.52 m (1.69 ft).

2019年10月21日 · The S-400 uses four missiles to fill its performance envelope: the very-long-range 40N6 (400 km), the long-range 48N6 (250 km), the medium-range 9M96E2 (120 km) and the short-range 9M96E (40 km). The S-400 was described by The Economist in 2017 as "one of the best air-defence systems currently made".