Tor-E2 SAM system launched
JSC Rosoboronexport, part of the Rostec State Corporation, has started promoting the newest Tor-E2 SAM system developed and produced by the Almaz-Antey Air and Space Defence Concern. The Tor-E2 fits into short-range air defence segment. The SAM system has retained the best qualities inherent in the Tor family and become an even more formidable weapon against any current air threats. With its unique capabilities and performance, the system is ‘superior to most of its counterparts in the world market and second to none in mobility and survivability’. Rosoboronexport is prepared to consider its sale from its partners for the supply of these systems,” stated Alexander Mikheev, Director General of Rosoboronexport.
The system is used to provide air defence for army units in all types of combat and on the march, as well as to protect military and other critical facilities from attacks by manned and unmanned aerial vehicles. The Tor-E2 can engage aircraft, helicopters, cruise, anti-radar and other guided missiles. In addition, it effectively destroys the attacking precision guided munitions, such as glide and guided air bombs, as well as UAVs within its engagement envelope. The system is capable of operating in intense jamming and counter-fire environments, in any weather, day or night.
Unlike most of its foreign counterparts, the Tor-E2 combat vehicle is an independent, mobile, all-terrain fighting unit that provides detection and identification of air targets on the march and at the halt, target lock-on and engagement at the halt, from a short stop and on the move. A high level of automation and unique algorithms of the SAM system minimise crew involvement in the engagement process. A battery of the four-channel Tor-E2 SAM systems, consisting of four combat vehicles, can simultaneously engage up to 16 targets flying from any direction at a range of at least 15 km and an altitude of up to 12 km. Each vehicle carries 16 missiles, twice as many as the previous version of the Tor system.
The Tor-E2 is a unique weapon. One combat vehicle incorporates everything necessary for anti-air warfare, from target detection to destruction. The system far exceeds its counterparts in combat survivability: to knock out a Tor battery, you need to destroy all of its combat vehicles. For most of its counterparts, disabling a command post or a battery radar would be sufficient for that. In addition, the two Tor-E2 combat vehicles can operate in the “link” mode, which enables them to exchange information about the air situation at different altitude ranges and coordinate joint engagement operations. In this mode, one of the combat vehicles, acting from an ambush, receives information from the other one and does not reveal itself until the launch of the missile.
The possibility of integrating the Tor-E2 SAM system into any existing air defence system is available to the customer, including that of compatibility with NATO standards, considerably expands its export potential. To this end, a command post can be attached to a battery of four Tor-E2 combat vehicles to control and coordinate the Tor combat vehicles and interact with the customer’s air defence control system.
“Rosoboronexport is ready to provide exhaustive information on the Tor-E2 SAM system and we expect much attention for our other new air defence weapons being promoted by our company – the Viking SAM system and the Gibka-S MANPADS squad combat vehicle,” added Alexander Mikheev.
Sprut-SDM1 light amphibious tank launched
Rosoboronexport has launched the Sprut-SDM1 light amphibious tank built by the Tractor Plants Concern. “This is a unique piece of armament is unrivaled throughout the world. The Sprut-SDM1 is the only light amphibious fighting vehicle in its class that possesses the firepower of the main battle tank. It is capable of disembarking from a ship and operating day or night in terrain which is otherwise difficult for other similar vehicles. Rosoboronexport expects interest in this vehicle from countries which have difficult terrain, such as water obstacles, marshes and mountains. In particular, a number of South-East countries have already shown great interest in the Sprut-SDM1,” stated Rosoboronexport’s Director General Alexander Mikheev.
The Sprut-SDM1 is designed to provide fire support to infantry, engage armored targets, destroy enemy strong points and fortifications, and conduct battlefield reconnaissance and security. It is intended for equipping the marine corps and tank units of the ground forces. The Sprut-SDM1 has a ‘powerful’ armament suite, similar to a main battle tank, and includes a 125-mm gun, a 7.62-mm remote-controlled machine gun and a 7.62-mm coaxial machine gun. The vehicle is equipped with a guided missile weapon system designed to engage armored targets, including ERA-equipped ones, at ranges up to 5 km. Its automated digital fire control system enables target detection, recognition and destruction on the move and at the halt, in poor visibility conditions, day or night, using different types of gunner's and commander's sights. The amphibious tank offers a high level of protection for vehicles in the class. Its low weight and capability to cross water obstacles afloat ensure a high level of terrain passability. It is capable of fighting in the highlands and hot tropical climate, firing its gun while afloat.
Contracts worth over 20.3 billion rubles signed
Rosoboronexport has signed 15 different contracts with foreign customers at the recently concluded Army 2018 International Military Technical Forum in Kubinka, Moscow region. The sum of the export contracts signed by Rosoboronexport on the margins of the Army forum exceeded 20.3 billion rubles and includes sale of equipment such as unmanned aerial vehicles, electronic warfare systems, close combat weapons and much more. “The Company's portfolio has been replenished with firm orders from Asian and African countries, as well as from member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States,” stated company officials. Several agreements on cooperation between Rosoboronexport and Russian firms in military-technical cooperation too were signed at the forum.
In total, Rosoboronexport conducted negotiations and consultations with delegations from 45 countries from the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Europe during the first few days of the Army 2018 forum. For them, Rosoboronexport specialists carried out presentations and demonstrations of over 150 items of modern Russian weaponry and military equipment that are exported by the Company. “Despite ongoing anti-Russian propaganda, Rosoboronexport held a series of successful negotiations with delegations from a number of European countries which visited the Army forum. Many countries in the world, including Europe, are fairly outraged by actions of the US, which is trying to prevent other countries from developing military-technical cooperation with Russia. Rosoboronexport is engaged in dialogue with foreign customers at all levels and the export deals are approved by either presidents or at a high government level in the G2G format. That is, sanctions have the effect of a boomerang: the partners reasonably regard them as interference in the internal affairs of the state. As a result, we are consistently moving away from the US dollar in mutual settlements in favor of national currencies, especially since Rosoboronexport has accumulated a lot of experience of successful cooperation in various foreign economic circumstances,” the head of Rosoboronexport stressed.
Rosoboronexport equipment on display