Buk-M2Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile systemSide: RussiaBuilt: Almaz-Antey / RussiaThe Buk-M2 is a Russian tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system in the Buk family, using the 9M317 missile and networked radars to defend maneuver forces and key areas against aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles, precision weapons, and some ballistic targets. In the Russia-Ukraine War it appears on the Russian side as part of layered battlefield air defense, where Ukrainian forces have targeted its launchers and associated radar vehicles.Tag archive
SAM Weapon Systems
Weapon systems and military equipment tagged SAM.
6 weapon systemsBuk-M2Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile systemSide: RussiaBuilt: Almaz-Antey / RussiaThe Buk-M2 is a Russian tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system in the Buk family, using the 9M317 missile and networked radars to defend maneuver forces and key areas against aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles, precision weapons, and some ballistic targets. In the Russia-Ukraine War it appears on the Russian side as part of layered battlefield air defense, where Ukrainian forces have targeted its launchers and associated radar vehicles.
IRIS-T SLMMedium-range surface-to-air missile systemSide: UkraineBuilt: Diehl Defence / GermanyA German air defense system supplied to protect Ukrainian population centers and infrastructure. It is designed for high accuracy against aircraft, drones, and cruise missiles.
NASAMSMedium-range surface-to-air missile systemSide: UkraineBuilt: Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace / Raytheon (RTX) / Norway / United StatesA distributed air defense system using AMRAAM-family missiles. Its networked launchers and sensors make it valuable for defending urban areas and infrastructure.
MIM-104 PatriotLong-range surface-to-air missile systemSide: Ukraine / United StatesBuilt: Raytheon (RTX) / Lockheed Martin / United StatesA high-end air defense system used by Ukraine against Russian air and missile attacks and by U.S. forces defending Al Udeid Air Base from Iranian ballistic missiles.
S-300Long-range surface-to-air missile systemSide: UkraineBuilt: Almaz Central Design Bureau / Fakel Machine-Building Design Bureau / Soviet Union / RussiaThe S-300 is a Soviet-designed long-range surface-to-air missile family used by Ukraine for area air defense during the Russia-Ukraine War. Its mobile launchers, radars, and command elements give Ukrainian forces a legacy but still important way to contest aircraft, drones, cruise missiles, and some ballistic-missile threats while newer Western systems enter service.
Tor-M2Short-range surface-to-air missile systemSide: RussiaBuilt: Almaz-Antey Air and Space Defence Corporation / RussiaThe Tor-M2 is a Russian short-range, self-propelled surface-to-air missile system built to protect maneuver forces and fixed sites from aircraft, helicopters, drones, guided missiles, and other precision weapons. In the Russia-Ukraine War it appears in Russian service as a tracked tactical air-defense vehicle, with visually documented battlefield losses showing its use close enough to the front to be targeted by Ukrainian forces.