S-300VM

S-300VM Antey 2500 NATO reporting name: SA-23 Gladiator\Giant
Antey-2500 SAM at MAKS-2011
Type	Transportable SAM system
Place of origin	Russia
Service history
In service	2013
Used by	See Operators
Production history
Designer	Almaz-Antey
Designed	2000s
Manufacturer	Almaz-Antey
Unit cost	US$120 million (1999)
Produced	2013
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Operational range	200 (250)km against MRBMs

The S-300VM "Antey-2500" (NATO reporting name SA-23 Gladiator\Giant) is a Russian anti-ballistic missile system. The system is designed to defeat short- and medium-range ballistic missile, aeroballistic, and cruise missiles, fixed-wing aircraft, as well as loitering ECM platforms and precision-guided munitions.

The 9M82M missile is intended to defeat tactical, theater and medium range ballistic missiles, as well as aerodynamic targets at a range of up to 200 km. The Antey-2500 system is mounted on a tracked cross-country vehicle equipped with self-contained power supply and navigation systems, as well as surveying and positioning equipment.

The Antey-2500 air defense missile system features:

The Antey-2500 system comprises:

Technical ability to use 1-2 additional battalions.

One system configuration - external command post, CP of the S-300V and every radars of S-300V and the outside radars, other external elements. This is the central core, for it served a few battalions of S-300V system. All battalions at full strength of S-300V system (CP of the S-300V and every radars of the S-300V, and a few launchers with radars, and a few launchers without radars).

In early October 2016, a battery of Russian S-300V4 air defense missile launchers were deployed to Syria, at the Russian naval base in Tartus.