42S6 Morfey
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42S6 Morfej RZV-MD | |
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Type | Tracked Almaz-Antey |
Designed | 2007 |
Specifications (Tor-M2) | |
Main armament | 9M338K |
42S6 Morfey or Morfei (Морфей, after the god of dreams in Greek mythology
Almaz-Antey.[1]
- This system is designated as a short-range air defense system to protect the S-350E as a supplement to the S-400 missile system. Together, these systems form part of the Aerospace Defence Forces.[4]
- Development of Morfey started in 2007. It was planned to be introduced in 2013, however this was delayed until at least 2015.[5][6][7] The missile system consists of an omnidirectional 29YA6 radar, infrared sensors and 36 missiles.[4] The missiles have up to 15 km range and an altitude of up to 5000 m.[8]
9M338K | |
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Type | Solid-fuel rocket |
See also
- 2K22 Tunguska – self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon system
- Buk missile system – Soviet surface-to-air missile system
- K30 Biho – Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon
- LD-2000 Gai– close-in weapon system
- Pantsir missile system – gun and missile anti-aircraft weapon system
- Tor missile system – Russian surface-to-air missile
References
- ^ a b "Morfey". deagel. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Russia to replace S-300 with Vityaz air defence systems". 20 August 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "42S6 "Morfey" ("Morpheus")" (PDF). p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Национальная оборона / Оборонно-промышленный комплекс / В интересах ВКО России". oborona.ru. 2 October 2013.
- ^ Редактор. "В России создаётся новый ЗРК "Морфей"". army-news.ru.
- ^ "НОВЫЙ ЗРК "МОРФЕЙ"". narod.ru. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ ""Морфей" опаздывает на два года". vpk-news.ru. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Deagel - Morfey". Deagel. 2022.