42S6 Morfey

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42S6 Morfey or Morfei (Морфей, after the god of dreams in Greek mythology Morpheus) with missile 9M338K or RZV-MD based and derived from the Tor-M2, is a short range air defense system currently being developed for the Russian Armed Forces.[1] It is a mobile system with a range of 5 km (3 mi). Development has been ongoing since 2007 and it is supposed to be introduced in 2015.[citation needed] It is reported to feature an omnidirectional cupola-type radar[2] with Active electronically scanned array.[3] It is being developed by Almaz-Antey.[1]

  • This system is designated as a short-range air defense system to protect the S-400 missile system from various threats at their terminal phases, and will also act together with 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]
42S6 Morfej RZV-MD
TypeTracked SAM system, TEL
Place of originRussia
Service history
Used byRussia PVO (incorporated with (V)VKO into VKS (VS RF) in 2014-15)
Production history
DesignerAlmaz-Antey
Designed2007
Specifications (Tor-M2)

Main
armament
9M338K
9M338K
TypeSurface-to-air missile
Place of originRussia
Service history
Used byRussia PVO now VKS united with VKO
Specifications (9M338K)
WarheadHE

EngineSolid-propellant rocket
PropellantSolid fuel

See also

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  • 2K22 Tunguska – self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon system
  • Buk missile system – Soviet surface-to-air missile system
  • K30 Biho – South Korean Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon
  • LD-2000 Gai – Chinese automated close-in weapons system
  • Pantsir missile system – gun and missile anti-aircraft weapon system
  • Tor missile system – Russian surface-to-air missile

References

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  1. ^ a b "Morfey". deagel. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Russia to replace S-300 with Vityaz air defence systems". 20 August 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  3. ^ "42S6 "Morfey" ("Morpheus")" (PDF). p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Национальная оборона / Оборонно-промышленный комплекс / В интересах ВКО России". oborona.ru. 2 October 2013.
  5. ^ Редактор. "В России создаётся новый ЗРК "Морфей"". army-news.ru.
  6. ^ "НОВЫЙ ЗРК "МОРФЕЙ"". narod.ru. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  7. ^ ""Морфей" опаздывает на два года". vpk-news.ru. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Deagel - Morfey". Deagel. 2022.