Russia's Rostec corporation said that the upgraded Pantsir air defense system, after being upgraded, is capable of successfully intercepting 100% of missiles from the HIMARS complexes that the US has transferred to Ukraine.
According to TASS, on July 13, Bekhkhan Ozdoyev - Director of Rostec's weapons department said that the upgraded Pantsir surface-to-air missile system is capable of completely countering the US-made HIMARS missile system. export.
"Based on the experience gained from the special military operation, upgrades and modifications have been made to the Pantsir air defense system. In most cases, the latest version of the Pantsir has an interception rate of 100. % with the HIMARS missile," Ozdoyev said.
Mr. Ozdoyev shared, all weapons will be improved after being put into combat. This is an ongoing process of adapting to threats directly on the front lines.
"Different from the beginning of the special operation, the enemy's HIMARS raids are no longer so effective. There have been cases where all 12 missiles launched from the HIMARS system were shot down," said Ozdoyev. said more.
In addition to hardware improvements, Russian electronic warfare systems are also causing a lot of difficulties for the HIMARS system. When American missile complexes first appeared in Ukraine, their accuracy was very high. However, when Russia deployed GPS jamming systems, the accuracy of HIMARS and other Western-made guided missiles decreased significantly.
Pantsir is a short-range mobile air defense missile system, equipped with two 30mm automatic cannons with a rate of fire of 5,000 rounds per minute. In addition, this system also carries six 57E6M-E missiles with a maximum range of 30km and six 57E6-E missiles with a range of 15-18km.
Pantsir air defense complexes are often used to protect important targets, settlements and military. With its mobility and rapid deployment, Pantsir can both fight independently and jointly with air defense systems such as the S-300/S-400.