The Russian Navy ordered the party of anti-aircraft missile and artillery systems "Pantsir-M" for installation on new and modernized ships. About this, as the correspondent of "Tapes. From the international naval salon IMDS-2017, said the general director of the holding "High-Precision Complexes" Alexander Denisov. "Order from the Navy is, contracts are signed. Order is good. For many years, the KBP (Tula Instrument Design Bureau -. "Tapes. Py ") will be provided only thanks to him," he said.. According to Denisov, after the new complex will work as part of the Russian Navy, it will be in demand and abroad. Chief designer Alexander Zhukov noted that the new system can be located on fixed platforms and on ships with a displacement of 300 tons. From the land complex, the marine version is characterized by its adaptability to more severe operating conditions, including waterproofing requirements. "Compared with the" Chestnut-M "(a serial anti-aircraft missile and artillery complex, the export version of the ZRAC" Kortik-M "produced since the 1990s -. "Tapes. Py ") - increased range. In addition, "Pantsir-M" can simultaneously fire several targets in the sector of 90 degrees, while "Chestnut" is only one "- added Zhukov. The new anti-aircraft artillery complex "Pantsir-M" is represented at the international naval salon IMDS-2017, which opened in St. Petersburg.

The complex, which includes two six-armed anti-aircraft guns, eight anti-aircraft guided missiles and an armament control system, allows targets to be hit at a distance of up to 20 kilometers and a height of up to 15 kilometers. It is expected that the new system will receive, in particular, the ongoing upgrade of the heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov and other ships that were previously equipped with the ZRAC Kortik, as well as a number of combat units of the new construction.

Original article: Russian Navy ordered a marine version of "Shell" for new and modernized ships.