Buk-M1-2 Medium Air Defense
Type: Medium-Range Air Defense System
Domain: land
Country of Origin: Russia
Manufacturer: Fakel MKB / Almaz-Antey (Russia)
First Deployed: 2005
Overview
The Buk-M1-2 (SA-17 Grizzly) is a medium-range Russian surface-to-air missile system. Using the 9M317 missile, it can engage targets at ranges up to 45 km and altitudes from 15 m to 25 km. Each battery consists of a command vehicle, target acquisition radar (9S18M1), fire control radar, and up to four transporter-erector-launchers carrying four ready missiles each. Azerbaijan fields the Buk-M1-2 to provide medium-altitude area air defense covering maneuver forces against aircraft and cruise missiles.
Technical Specifications
| crew | 4 |
|---|---|
| radar | Snow Drift acquisition radar |
| range | 45 km |
| missile | 9M317 (45 km range) |
| altitude | 15 m - 25,000 m |
| platform | Tracked self-propelled |
| reaction_time | 22 seconds |
| simultaneous_targets | 6 |
Operators
- Azerbaijan
- Finland
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Various
- Yemen
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