The idea to develop a short-range surface-to-air missile system (SRSAMS) with its combat and technical facilities made in modular design arose during negotiations and presentations held with the representatives of eventual customers at the international armament exhibitions. The customers expressed the wishes to lighten the CV hull, expand the transportation capabilities and make the system integratable with the customer’s chassis or be deployable as stand along.

In January 2012, one of the foreign customers issued a RFP on procurement of two regiments of SRSAM system. There was no option, but SRSAM Tor-M2KM. In 2013 by the Customer request the motor chassis of the foreign manufacture were purchased to integrate ICM 9A331MK-1 and MW 9B887MKM.

The same year a pilot sample of the SRSAM system Tor-M2KM was demonstrated at the International air show MAKS-2013.

In October 2013, the SRSAM system Tor-M2KM successfully passed running and field trials at Kapustin Yar having showed good results against air target simulator Saman.

In a year the SRSAM system Tor-M2KM passed other trials conducted as a stage of RPF issued by the foreign customer. The system showed its performance against all the claimed characteristics and met the RFP requirements. The SRSAM system successfully engaged the target at altitude of 500 meters in pursuit 3 km away.

One of the distinctive features of SRSAM system Tor-M2KM is that all the special-purpose equipment, computer system, radar and optical means, missiles, operator’s compartment, independent and backup power supply system with fuel load, life support, ventilation and air conditioning systems are arranged in one hull that can be integrated with any platform. The hull is not connected with the platforms through mechanical drives, neither hydraulic nor electric systems. It is equipped with its own power supply source, a gas-turbine engine, which provides electric power generation of required parameters and power. Reaction time from acquisition of the first blip to missile launch at halt comes to 5-10 seconds depending on the targets flight course. As supplementary power supply source an electrostatic transducer was implemented for the first time ever. It transforms electric power of 380 V with frequency 50 Hz supplied from any external source to electric power with operating parameters: voltage 220 V and frequency 400 Hz.

The SRSAMS Tor-M2KM is equipped with modern navigation system. It determines location of the system with high accuracy and provides measurement of angle parameters of the ICM (roll and difference) in different planes. Now it’s not necessary for crew to have geodesic skills, which were required when using the previous generation equipment.

Integration of ICM with a motor chassis or any other platform is performed by means of three special quick-disconnect brackets, that allow to remount quickly the ICM from one platform to another. Load carrying capacity of platform should be no less than 20 tonnes. For technical facilities like transporter-loader, maintenance workshop, group SPTA set, battery command post it’s enough to have a load-carrying capacity of 5-8 tonnes. Remounting of the module from one platform to another is performed by 25-tonne crane, and takes no more than 10 minutes.

Being mounted on various platforms, the SRSAM system Tor-M2KM is capable of providing protection of ground units, Air Force units, Navy and strategic military and government facilities against air strikes.

The SRSAM system Tor-M2KM provides high reliability and efficiency against active maneuvering air targets, gliding and guided aerial bombs, cruise and antiradar missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, aircraft and helicopters.

The system is equipped with modern computing facilities and radars, that allow to detect and process up to 48 targets (144 target marks every three revolutions of TAR antenna), display data on 10 most dangerous targets and ensure simultaneous engagement of four targets.

The combat operation process of the SRSAM system Tor-M2KM is fully automated, an operator just chooses a target to engaged from a list offered by a vehicle, and presses the LAUNCH button. SAM is guided towards a target automatically, and its warhead explodes in the missile-target meeting point. Munition of the missile provides the highest penetration capability of the fragments and almost has no any ricochet effect. Minor errors in the meeting point, adaptation of the radio fuse to the air-born target type in combination with special-purpose SAM payload ensure high killing probability for all types of air targets.

The SAM module provides transportation, storage and launch of four surface-to-air missiles. There are two surface-to-air missile modules in each ICM.

Transporter-loader can be installed on any motor chassis similar to ICM chassis.

Maintenance and repair facilities, group SPTA set and simulator of the system are placed in unified containers that can be integrated with any motor chassis, semi-trailers and trailers intended for transportation of 20-feet maritime containers.

The ICM is an autonomous missile launcher capable of meeting AD requirements both independently and as part of various AD units. It can also be integrated into AD systems of Russian and foreign production.

Almaz-Antey” Corp.”
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E-mail: antey@almaz-antey.ru

Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol, JSC
Russia, Udmurt Republic, Izhevsk, Pesochnaya st., 3
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