Rostec Delivers New Pantsir Systems with Hypersonic Missiles
Russia's Rostec delivered new 'Pantsir' air defense systems to the Russian Ministry of Defense, including mobile 'Pantsir-S' and stationary 'Pantsir-SMD' variants capable of using hypersonic missiles. The systems have passed military acceptance tests.
Consensus
- Rostec delivered new 'Pantsir-S' and 'Pantsir-SMD' air defense systems to the Russian Ministry of Defence.
- The systems have passed necessary testing and were accepted by military acceptance representatives.
- The 'Pantsir-SMD' is a stationary version designed for protecting facilities from mass attacks, including drone strikes.
- The 'Pantsir-S' system can be equipped with both standard guided missiles and hypersonic missiles depending on the mission.
- The 'Pantsir-SMD' does not have a gun armament and can use small-sized short-range missiles to increase its missile load up to 48 rockets.
Points of divergence
- The 'Pantsir-SMD' can use a combined loadout of standard guided missiles and small-sized short-range missiles, allowing it to engage different types of aerial targets. — kommersant
- In July, the first batches of 'Mnogotochka' multi-barrel ammunition developed by Rostec's 'High-Precision Complexes' holding were delivered to the Russian Armed Forces for countering mini-drones. — vm
- Vladimir Artiakov, First Deputy General Director of Rostec, stated that the Su-35S multirole fighter remains leading among aircraft of its class. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- «Rostec»: new batch of «Panacir» capable of deploying hypersonic missiles — Коммерсантъ
- Rostec supplied the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with new «Panther» complexes with hypersonic missiles — Вечерняя Москва