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Greetings. So yeah as in title.
I looked at this piece of brochure depicting components of the Buk M3 "Viking" Missile. This Buk variant is said to be the one using Active Radar Homing missile, which should be common with the naval version. The active version is supposedly designated "9M317MA" Where "A" means "Aktivnaya". While earlier Shtil (Naval Buk) was using a SARH guided 9M317ME missile. Logically the missile, for export version would have been designated "9M317MAE" or "9M317MEA" a whole new designation.
Source for the 9M317MA
en.topwar.ru
Curiously in this brochure i see the mention of "9M317ME" Which naturally raises question on whether this export version will actually use SARH instead of the ARH.
Maybe someone can give me some enlightment of the nature. Thank you for your attention.
I looked at this piece of brochure depicting components of the Buk M3 "Viking" Missile. This Buk variant is said to be the one using Active Radar Homing missile, which should be common with the naval version. The active version is supposedly designated "9M317MA" Where "A" means "Aktivnaya". While earlier Shtil (Naval Buk) was using a SARH guided 9M317ME missile. Logically the missile, for export version would have been designated "9M317MAE" or "9M317MEA" a whole new designation.
Source for the 9M317MA
Air defense systems in Russia. SAM "Buk"
Do we have many air defense systems? In 1967, the Soviet Army entered the arsenal of the Kub air defense system, designed to destroy air attack weapons at ranges greater than the use of aircraft weapons. A distinctive feature of the Kub complexes was the placement of self-propelled launchers
en.topwar.ru
Curiously in this brochure i see the mention of "9M317ME" Which naturally raises question on whether this export version will actually use SARH instead of the ARH.
Maybe someone can give me some enlightment of the nature. Thank you for your attention.
