S-200 Angara/Vega Air Defense
Type: Long-Range Air Defense
Domain: land
Country of Origin: Russia
Manufacturer: Almaz
First Deployed: 1991
Overview
Obsolete long-range surface-to-air missile system inherited from Soviet era. Approximately 1 battery remaining operational. Originally designed to engage high-altitude bombers and reconnaissance aircraft. Being phased out as S-300PS provides more capable coverage. Fixed deployment position makes it pre-targeted by adversaries.
Operators
- Uzbekistan
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