Pantsir-M (russian: Панцирь-М, translation="Carapace-M") is a Russian
jamming-resistant naval
close-in weapon system
A close-in weapon system (CIWS ) is a point-defense weapon system for detecting and destroying short-range incoming missiles and enemy aircraft which have penetrated the outer defenses, typically mounted on a naval ship. Nearly all classes of ...
(CIWS) which entered service in 2018. Pantsir-M will replace
Kashtan-M systems in
Russian Navy.
According to
Rostec
Rostec ( rus, Ростех, p=, r=Rostekh), officially the State Corporation for Assistance to Development, Production and Export of Advanced Technology Industrial Product Rostec (russian: Государственная корпорация по ...
CEO
Sergey Chemezov
Sergey Viktorovich Chemezov (russian: Сергей Викторович Чемезов; born 20 August 1952) is the CEO of Rostec Corporation, a state-owned defense conglomorate. A former KGB agent and high-ranking general, Chemezov befriended ...
, Pantsir-M's destructive power is three to four times higher than
Kashtan-M's.
Description
''Pantsir-M'' is equipped with
friend or foe identification system and armed with naval version of the Pantsir's 57E6 missiles and
Hermes-K missiles. Its secondary armament are two six-barreled 30×165mm GSh-6-30K/AO-18KD
rotary cannon
A rotary cannon, rotary autocannon, rotary gun or Gatling cannon, is any large-caliber multiple-barreled automatic firearm that uses a Gatling-type rotating barrel assembly to deliver a sustained saturational direct fire at much greater rate ...
s (range 5 km),
same as on Kashtan-M. Pantsir-M is fully automated and can engage up to four targets simultaneously at a range of up to 20 km and can operate as a battery of up to four modules. Pantsir-M can intercept
sea skimming missiles flying as low as two meters above the surface. If a target isn't sufficiently destroyed by Pantsir's missile attack it can automatically direct its cannons against it. Pantsir-M's
phased array radar
A phaser is an electronic sound processor used to filter a signal, and it has a series of troughs in its frequency-attenutation graph. The position (in Hz) of the peaks and troughs are typically modulated by an internal low-frequency oscillat ...
, electro-optical/infrared targeting and identification system are based on that of Pantsir's 1RS2-1.
Parameters
*Range: 20 km
*Altitude: 15 km
*Reaction time: 3–5 s
*Rate of fire: 10,000 rounds per minute
Versions
There are two versions:
*Pantsir-M: The domestic version
*Pantsir-ME: The export version
Users
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See also
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Pantsir-S1
The Pantsir (russian: Панцирь, translation="Carapace") missile system is a family of self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery systems. Starting with the Pantsir-S1 (russian: Панцирь-С1, NATO r ...
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Meroka CIWS
The Meroka CIWS is a Spanish Navy 12 barrelled 20 mm CIWS, using twelve Oerlikon 20 mm/12 guns mounted in 2 rows of 6 guns each. The system's primary purpose is defence against anti-ship missiles, and other precision guided weapons. Ho ...
References
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Anti-aircraft weapons of Russia
30 mm artillery
Sea radars
Rotary cannon
Close-in weapon systems
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Surface-to-air missiles of Russia
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Military equipment introduced in the 2010s