Russia could deliver Buk and S-300VM Antey-2500 air defense missile systems to Egypt TASS 10911152

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Russia could deliver Buk and S-300VM Antey-2500 air defense missile systems to Egypt.
Russia is studying the option to deliver Antey-2500 (S-300VM) air defense missile systems and anti-aircraft missile systems of the Buk family to Egypt, CEO of the state hi-tech corporation Rostec Sergei Chemezov said on Monday, November 9, 2015.
     
Russia is studying the option to deliver Antey-2500 (S-300VM) air defense missile systems and anti-aircraft missile systems of the Buk family to Egypt, CEO of the state hi-tech corporation Rostec Sergei Chemezov said on Monday, November 9, 2015. Russian-made Buk-M2 SA-17 Grizzly medium-range air defense missile system
     
"We are studying the option to deliver Antey-2500 and Buk air defense missile systems to Egypt. The issue is under discussion now", Chemezov said.

According to him, the global demand for Russian-made air defense missile systems has considerably grown recently.

"Eastern partners are showing great interest in Russian-made air defense missile systems," the Rostec CEO said.

"Many countries are interested in Russian-made weapons, particularly air defense missile systems, amid the signs of escalating tensions in the world," he added.

The Buk-M2 (NATO code SA-17 Grizzly) is the second generation of Russian-made medium-range air defense missile system from the Buk family. It is an upgraded version of the proven Buk-M1 mobile air defense system and retains its main features.

The Buk-M2 can engage a wide variety of targets from aircraft to missiles flying at an altitude of between 10 and 24,000 m out a maximum range of 50 km in given conditions. The SA-17 Grizzly can engage simultaneous of up to 24 targets flying from any direction.
     
Russia is studying the option to deliver Antey-2500 (S-300VM) air defense missile systems and anti-aircraft missile systems of the Buk family to Egypt, CEO of the state hi-tech corporation Rostec Sergei Chemezov said on Monday, November 9, 2015. S-300VM launch units at MAKS Air Show near Moscow.
     
The S-300VM "Antey-2500" (NATO reporting name SA-23 Gladiator\Giant) is a Russian-made anti-ballistic missile system designed and manufactured by the Company Almaz-Antey.

There's two variants of vehicles, the 9A83ME launcher unit (SA-23a Gladiator) with four 9M83M/ME missiles container-launcher tubes and the 9A84ME loader/launcher (SA-23b Giant) with two missiles 9M82M/ME container-launcher tubes. These tubes are raised to the vertical for missile launch and are carried horizontally for travel.

The S-300VM has a maximum target detection range of up to 250 km, with aerodynamic target engagement envelope of up to 200 km (range) and altitude from 250 m. to 30 km. It can engage simultaneously up to 24 targets and up to 48 guided missiles. "Antey-2500" has not analogs in the world which is capable to struggle with head parts of ballistic missiles, launched from distance of 2,500 km.
     
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