New Russian Air Defense Systems SOSNA-R & Buk-M3 Forum Army-2018

9M337 Sosna-R (Pine) (SA-24) is a Russian short range air defense anti-aircraft missile system designed to protect military units from air attacks in all types of combat situations, including during march, that was developed by KB Tochmash as a successor to 9K35 Strela-10. It is a cheaper alternative to the Tor missile system and Pantsir-S1 and designed to work in passive mode with the help of different imaging systems (thermal camera, TV camera) and a laser rangefinder in order to find and engage a target. Sosna-R is able to operate effectively under the control of various types of old, modern and prospective battery command posts, the most preferable of which is the FPU “Assembly-M1-2“ (9S80M1-2) and is resistant to jamming. It uses a tracked SAM launcher with 12 missiles of 10 km range and altitude of 10 km, based on the MT-LB vehicle. The Sosna can also deliver fire while on the move. The system has a crew of two: the driver and gunner. The system is armed with 12 9M340 missiles that are held in