The Pechora-2M is an upgraded version of the Pechora (NATO codename: SA-3 Goa) low-altitude surface-to-air missile system. The modernized system features a longer range (up to 27 kilometers), an increased kill probability, better resistance to jamming, and the ability to engage multiple targets. The SA-3 is a tactical missile that can shoot down cruise missiles and other low flying targets.The Isayev Neva/Pechora Soviet surface-to-air missile has a shorter effective range and lower engagement altitude than either of its predecessors and also flies slower, but due to its two-stage design it is more effective against more maneuverable targets. It is also able to engage lower flying targets than the previous systems, and is much more resistant to ECM than the earlier S-75. The 5V24 (V-600) missiles reach around Mach 3 to 3.5 in flight and both stages powered by solid fuel rocket motors. The S-125, like the S-75, uses radio command guidance.
"We will deliver Pechora-2M air defense systems to three former Soviet states and two [other] foreign countries soon," Vyacheslav Karatayev said, without specifying the customers.
He added that the company was holding talks with another 10 countries on sales of Pechora missile systems.
"This system is very popular around the world. However, we have not yet been able to increase the production capacity to 15-17 systems annually, as was the case during the Soviet era," the official said.
Some Russian media sources earlier reported that the 2009-2011 export orders for Pechora-2M and Pechora-2A SAM systems totaled 200 units, including 70 for Egypt.
Since Russia replaced most of its S-125 sites with SA-10 and SA-12 systems, they decided to upgrade the S-125 systems being removed from service to make them more attractive to export customers. Released in 2000, the Pechora-2 version features better range, multiple target engagement ability and a higher probability of kill. The launcher was moved onto a truck allowing much shorter relocation times. It is possible to fire the Pechora-2M system against cruise missiles.In 1999, a Russian-Belarusian financial-industrial consortium called Oboronitelnye Sistemy (Defensive Systems) was awarded a contract to overhaul Egypt's S-125 SAM system. These refurbished weapons have been reintroduced as the S-125 Pechora 2M.[1]
In 2001, Poland began offering an upgrade to the S-125 known as the Newa SC. Many analogue components were replaced with digital ones for improved reliability and accuracy. This upgrade also mounted a missile launcher on a T-55 tank chassis, greatly improving mobility and also added International Friend or Foe (IFF) capability and data links. The fir control radar is mounted on an 8-wheeled heavy truck chassis (formerly used for Scud launchers).
Serbian modifications include terminal/camera homing from radar base. During the Kosovo war, Yugoslav Army SA-3 and SA-6 missiles shot down numerous UAV's, one F-117 and an F-16C.
Later the same year, the Russian version was upgraded again to the Pechora-M which upgraded almost all aspects of the system - the rocket motor, radar, guidance, warhead, fuse and electronics. There is an added laser/infra-red tracking device to allow launching of missiles without the use of the radar.
Noise-protection equipment newly introduced will provide detecting, tracing, and hitting targets in conditions with all kinds of radio noise and electronic counter-measures. A new tele-optical drift indicator provides targeting in conditions of radio-silence in day and night time.
The launching pads were doubled to improve the fire capability of the system. A self-testing system simplifies and reduces maintenance time. Introduction of encrypted communication equipment, navigation system, and interface applied provide for possibility of receiving radar information from external sources.
The possibility of mounting the system upon a self-propelled chassis greatly improved system mobility. Due to the modernization techniques used and after some moderate expenditures, the customer get a modem weapon.
S-125 (SA-3 GOA) Specifications
Missile Characteristics:
DOI: 1961
Status
Length (m): 6.70
Diameter (m): .60
Weight at launch (kg): 400
Propulsion system: Booster
Sustainer: Solid
Launch rails/tubes: 2 or 4 rails, ground mounted (not mobile)
Guidance: Command, (poss. IR terminal homing)
Warhead (type): HEKill Radius: 12.5 m
Performance: Max. velocity (Mach) 3+
Max. altitude (m): 25,000
Min altitude (m): 100
Operational range (km): 25
Minimum range (km): 6
Reload time (min): 50
Associated radars: FLAT FACE, LOW BLOW, SQUAT EYE
Sources:
Alexandr Poliakov contributed to this article
www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/s-125.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SA-3
en.rian.ru/russia/20090526/155091753.html
globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/s-125.htm
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