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Proliferation of Advanced Surface to Air Missiles
June 2009
by Dr Carlo Kopp
Text, Line Art © 2008 Carlo Kopp


  Launch of 48N6E / SA-20 SAM from 5P85TE TEL (Almaz-Antey).
S-300P Series Systems - SA-10 / HQ-9 / SA-20 / SA-21 Proliferation
Almaz/Almaz-Antey S-300P Series Systems - SA-10 / HQ-9 / SA-20 / SA-21

Variant
Designation
 S-300PT
 S-300PS
 S-300PM
 S-300PMU
 HQ-9
FD-2000
FT-2000
 S-300PMU1
 S-300PMU2
Favorit
 S-400
Triumf
NATO
 SA-10A
 SA-10B
 SA-10C
 SA-10C
SA-20
 SA-20
 SA-21
Former USSR / Warsaw Pact
Russia
 6 BATG
 26 BATG 20 BATG -
 -
 YESF YESF 2 BAT
Belarus
 3 BAT
 5 BAT
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 TBA
Ukraine
 14 BAT
 11 BAT
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
Kazakhstan
 -
 -
 3 BAT
 N BATM
 -
 -
 10 BAT
 TBAL
Bulgaria -
 -
 -
 1 BAT
 -
 -
 -
 -
Slovakia -
 -
 -
 1 BAT
 -
 -
 -
 -
Post Cold War
China
 -
 -
 -
 32 TEL
 64 TEL
 64 TEL
 32-64 TELH
 -
Greece
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 3 BAT
 -
 -
PakistanN
 -
 -
 -
 -
 TBA
 -
 -
 -
Vietnam -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 2 BAT
 -
Iran 4 BATB
 3 BATC
 -
 -
 TBDK
 5 BATK -
 -
Saudi Arabia
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 TBAP
SyriaA
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
Libya
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 4 BATD
 -
Algeria
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 8 BATE
 -
VenezuelaJ
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -









A - claimed repeatedly, but no supporting evidence ever made available.
B - claimed in 2007 but later denied by Belarus.
C - claimed in 1997 but later denied by Kazakhstan.
D - order reported but IOC unknown currently.
E - order reported but IOC unknown currently.
F - reported ~100 batteries operational, including batteries deployed in Armenia and Kazakhstan.
G - reported ~50 batteries in storage or inactive.
H - reported as two separate 8 battery purchases.
J - expected to order S-300PMU2 or S-400 systems, numbers TBD.
K - reported interest in procuring FD-2000 in preference to S-300PMU1; S-300PMU1 order may be cancelled.
L - Kazakhstan publicly stated an intent to procure the S-400.
M - Russian sources cite "several" batteries transferred free of charge to Kazakhstan to replace withdrawn Russian batteries.
N - claimed procurement of 3 regiments; number of TELs and BATs unknown.
P - Saudi S-400 purchase negotiations under way since mid 2009 for undisclosed number of BATs.
Battery composition - typical a battery deploys 3 to 12 four round 5P85 TELs with one engagement radar. Acquisition radars are usually shared between multiple batteries.


Legend: Red - Operators/purchasers of SA-10/20/21 Orange - Prospective operators / stated interest (Syria, Venezuela, Turkey, India, Pakistan (FD-2000), Indonesia)

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The S-300PMU / SA-10C is the most widely exported variant of the earlier S-300P models, and is largely based on the baseline S-300PS / SA-10B Grumble. Above and below, 5P85SE smart TEL and 5P85DE dumb TEL of the Slovakian Army on parade in Bratislava, in 2008 (images © Miroslav Gyűrösi).




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