The S-300V surface-to-air missile system is designed to provide all-weather defence for vital front- level and rear facilities, country's administrative and political centres from various air attack weapons in a severe clutter and jamming environment of the modem warfare.
The system comprises a command post, a sector scanning radar, an all-round surveillance radar, a multi-channel missile guidance radars (up to four), two types of launchers (up to 24), two types of loader-launchers (up to 24), SAMs (two or four for each launcher and loader-launcher). Codename Favourite. In service with Russia, Indai, China and Cyprus! (Cyprus' missiles are based in Crete).