Tor-M2E Air Defense System
Type: Air Defense System
Domain: land
Country of Origin: Russia
Manufacturer: NPO Mashinostroyeniya
First Deployed: 2016
Overview
The Tor-M2E is a mobile short-range air defense system acquired by Algeria to fill the low-altitude gap between Pantsir-S1 and Buk-M2E coverage layers. Specifically designed to intercept small and fast-moving targets including cruise missiles, precision-guided munitions, UAVs, and helicopters, it represents a lessons-learned procurement after conflicts where precision-guided munitions penetrated older air defenses.
Technical Specifications
| crew | 3 |
|---|---|
| chassis | GM-5955 tracked |
| missiles | 16x 9M338K in 2 VLS modules |
| max_range | 12 km |
| reload_time | ~18 minutes |
| max_altitude | 10,000 m |
| reaction_time | 4-10 seconds |
| simultaneous_targets | 4 |
Operators
- Algeria
- Russia
- Egypt
- Iran
- Azerbaijan
- Greece
- China
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