The number of missiles in the upgraded Tor air defense system will increase from 8 to 16. The system can be carried by air by plane or helicopter.
This was announced by Vyacheslav Kartashov, Deputy General Director of the plant “Copol”, which produces “Tor” systems in the city of Izhevsk of Russia, in an interview with the Russian military television channel “Zvezda”.
Considering the engineering solutions tested in the Arctic region, work began to produce a new model of the system. The number of missiles in the new model is double compared to the previous one. Models. When it comes to reducing the weight of the system, that allowed us to blow it up. ”
It is noteworthy that the “Tor” short-range missile system is designed for divisional level air defense, and its purpose is often limited to protecting military equipment columns on the roads from aircraft, helicopters, drones and winged missiles. Each platform can shoot its targets independently or operate within a missile battalion, receiving target assignment from external sources.
The missiles can be placed on a tracked or wheeled platform and can hit 4 targets simultaneously.
It is noteworthy that one of the models of the system was tested last year as a naval model carried by a warship.
Source: Rossiyskaya Gazeta
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