Buk-M2E
Type: Medium-Range Air Defense System
Domain: land
Country of Origin: Russia
Manufacturer: Almaz-Antey
First Deployed: 2010
Overview
The Buk-M2E is the export variant of Russia's Buk-M2 medium-range surface-to-air missile system. Algeria acquired Buk-M2E to fill the engagement gap between its S-300/S-400 long-range systems and short-range Pantsir-S1. The system can engage aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles, and precision-guided weapons at ranges up to 50 km and altitudes to 25 km.
Technical Specifications
| missile | 9M317 |
|---|---|
| vehicles | TELAR, TEL, Radar vehicles |
| max_range | 50 km |
| max_altitude | 25,000 m |
| reaction_time | < 22 seconds |
| simultaneous_targets | 24 per battalion |
Operators
- Algeria
- Egypt
- Georgia (captured)
- Russia
- Syria
- Ukraine (Soviet-era)
- Venezuela
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