Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant KUPOL
БК Урал - БК Купол-Родники, 74:71, 05.10.2016.
Баскетбольный клуб Урал (Екатеринбург, Россия) - БК Купол-Родники (Ижевск, Россия), 74:71, 05.10.2016, ДИВС, г. Екатеринбург (Россия). Урал одержал волевую победу в стартовом матче сезона. Три четверти баскетболисты Купола имели преимущество в счете, но в заключительном периоде Урал наглухо закрыл подступы к своему кольцу и сумел переломить ход игры. Счёт по четвертям: 18:28, 18:10, 13:25, 25:8. Обзор матча.
Basketball club Ural (Yekaterinburg, Russia) - BC Kupol-Rodniki (Izhevsk, Russia) 74:71, 05/10/2016, DIVS, Ekaterinburg (Russia). Ural won a strong-willed victory in the opening match of the season. Three quarters of basketball, Rodniki had the advantage in the long run, but in the final period of the Ural tightly shut approaches to his ring and managed to turn the game around. Score by quarters 18:28, 18:10, 13:25, 25: 8. Highlights.
TOR-M2KM Kupol Almaz Antey short range air defense missile system TATA 2036C 6x6 truck chassis
JSC Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol (Izhevsk) being a part of Air Defence Concern Almaz-Antey (Read more at ) will present on International land and naval security system exhibition DEFEXPO INDIA-2014 unique exhibit - full-scale vehicle of modular SAM (Surface-to-Air Missile) TOR-M2KM short-range air defense missile system mounted on truck chassis TATA.
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Russia's new Tor-M2U air defense system is a class apart - ‘The Russian bagel’
The Tor-M2U air defense system, which some experts say is named in honor of the Norse god of thunder and lightning Thor, will be one of the main machines to feature in the May 9 parade on Moscow’s Red Square. The system is designed to destroy enemy weapons at short range as they fly towards their target at a radius of 15 kilometers (9.3 miles). Video courtesy of the Izhevsk Kupol factory.
The Russian bagel: Why the Tor-M2U air defense system is a class apart
The Tor-M2U air defense system, which some experts say is named in honor of the Norse god of thunder and lightning Thor, will be one of the main machines to feature in the May 9 parade on Moscow’s Red Square. This anti-air missile system is designed to destroy enemy weapons at short range as they fly towards their target at a radius of 15 kilometers (9.3 miles). Video courtesy of the Izhevsk Kupol factory.
TOR-M2E MISSILE SYSTEM: Russian Tomahawk hunter [HD1080p]
The Tor missile system is an all-weather low to medium altitude, short-range surface-to-air missile system designed for engaging airplanes, helicopters, cruise missiles, precision guided munitions, unmanned aerial vehicles and short-range ballistic threats (Anti-Munitions). NATO reporting name, SA-15 Gauntlet.
Tor’s TLAR features a turret with a top mounted target acquisition radar, and frontal tracking radar, with 8 ready to fire missiles stored vertically between the two radars. The target acquisition radar is a F band pulse doppler 3D radar, equipped with a truncated parabolic antenna, and a mechanically, later electronically, scanned in azimuth with a 32 degree sector view, and has an average power output of 1.5 kW, which provides a maximum detection range of 25 km/16 mi. The electronic ‘heart’ of the system is a digital fire control system, which allows detection of up to 48 targets and the tracking of ten at any one time, and integrates IFF functionality; the IFF antenna being mounted above the search radar.
9K332 Tor-M2E features:
- Improved fire control radar coverage
- Four (4) guidance channels, allowing up to four targets to be engaged simultaneously
- Protection against spoofing
- The reaction time is around 7 seconds
- The system is fully automated.
Ammunition of the Tor-M2 includes 8 missiles 9M331 or 16 missiles 9M338 with increased altitude and range. Tor-M2 missiles have a range of 16 km, maximum altitude of 10 km and maximum speed of 1000 m/s. The system is capable of short-stop firing, which takes 2–3 seconds for the system to go from motion to stationary and firing of the missile.
The Tor-M2E is offered in either wheeled (MZKT-6922 vehicle) or tracked chassis and is equipped with a new digital computer system and all weather optical tracking system. It is currently produced at OJSC Izhevsk Electromechanical plant «Kupol».
Tor-M2E (9К332МE) – with a 9А331МE tracked chassis mounting two 9M334 missile modules with four 9М9331 missiles. Crew of 2. The system is fully automated.
Tor-M2K (9К332МК) – with a wheeled 9А331МК chassis developed by «MZKT» mounting two 9M334 missile modules, each with four 9М9331 missiles.
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Russia Unveils New Tor-M2U Short-Range Air Defence Missile System (ADMS)
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Russia Unveils New Tor-M2U Short-Range Air Defence Missile System (ADMS)
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Tor-M2U short-range air defence missile system (ADMS) is a modernisation of the Tor-M2 missile system.
The ADMS is in service with three military districts of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and is set to replace Wasp air defence systems, as well as Osa short-range tactical surface-to-air missile systems.
The Tor-M2U missile system is designed to protect military and government installations from airstrikes. It can destroy a variety of aerial targets such as cruise missiles, guided missiles, helicopters, aircraft, guided bombs, unmanned aerial systems, and high-precision weapons flying at low and medium-altitudes.
The new-generation, all-aspect, all-weather ADMS is capable of operating in difficult air and jamming environments during day and at night.
A naval version of the Tor-M2U is being developed by Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol for integration on to the Russian Navy vessels.
Features of Tor-M2U ADMS........
The Tor-M2U air defence missile system is armed with 12 9M331 surface-to-air guided missiles, which are launched from aluminium containers. The missile’s high-explosive fragmentation warhead and an active proximity fuse allow it to destroy targets moving at speeds of 700m/s and altitudes of 6,000m, within a range of 12km. It can fire targets with a short stop of three to five seconds.
It is capable of detecting and tracking approximately 48 high-manoeuvring air targets and simultaneously attack up to four targets.
The Tor-M2U missile complex consists of upgraded electronics and guidance system, 9T244 transporter / loader vehicle, 9F116 rigging equipment set, 9T245 transporter, 9V887 maintenance vehicle, and 9F399 truck. The on-board command and control system ensures full automation of combat operations.
Tor-M2U combat vehicle.......
The anti-aircraft missile system is based on a 9A331 (GM-5955) tracked combat vehicle, which can travel at a road speed of approximately 65km/h for a range of 500km. It is operated by a crew of four members including a driver, a commander and two operators.
The crew cabin is located at the front section and the turret is mounted at the centre of the vehicle. A surveillance radar antenna, fitted at the rear of the vehicle, provides 90° scan coverage. The vehicle is also equipped with a K-band, phased-array, pulse-Doppler, electronically-steered radar that has a range of 25km.
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Footage of Iranian Ballistic Missiles Fired at U.S., NATO, and Iraqi Military, Jan. 7, 2020
A Ukrainian Boeing 737 Airliner, with call sign PS752, carrying 176 people shot down by the IRGC, Jan. 7, 2020. The Ukrainian airliner reached a maximum altitude of 7,925 feet before tracking stopped and contact was lost when all on-board were killed, all of whom not killed or sucked out of the jet on impact burned to death in descent.
Coinciding with the investigative evidence, along with geolocated video footage and photographs of the remnants, U.S. intelligence officials confirm analysis of data from satellites, radar and electronic data collected routinely by US military and intelligence are consistent with the findings. This is also consistent with data collected and reviewed by the Canadian and other governments.
Thus, it is no coincidence we've found Iran purchased 29 9K331 Tor-M1 systems built by Russia's Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol in 2005 for an estimated $700 million that were delivered in 2005-2006. According to satellite imagery reviewed by OSINT communities, we have also been able to independently verify and identify the launchers used, which have since been moved, as it is a mobile surface-to-air missile platform. Previous footage, depicting the moment the rocket impacted the airliner, has been geolocated, verified to have been taken at Parand, a subrub west of Tehran.
As this story develops, we've uncovered photos of the Russian-provided and Iranian-operated Tor-M1 9A331 combat vehicles, sitting on a GM5955 chassis, each of which carries 8 9М331 short-range air defense missiles. A standard Tor-M1 battery consists of 4 9M331 combat vehicles/TLAR as well as a command and control vehicle and support vehicles.
According to an analyst, Rob Lee, a Phd. and graduate of the Department of War Studies at King's College of London, focused on Russian defense policy, they can also be augmented by Kasta 2E2 acquisition radars, and according to SIPRI Iran has 2. Compared to longer-range systems, the Tor has its own integrated radar on its launchers (TLARs), which means individual vehicles can acquire targets and launch on their own.
He went on to say, in the Russian military, Tor systems are brigade/division-level assets and part of the Ground Forces Air Defense Troops, not the Russian Aerospace Defense Forces, which controls Russia's long-range S-400 and S-300P variant air defense systems. They were designed to provide air defense coverage of Russian motorized rifle and tank units, but they can also provide point defense for key facilities against precision-guided munitions. Tor-M1 systems were spotted defending Iran's Natanz FEP. As a result of its superior counter-PGM and counter-UAV capabilities, Russia deployed its newer variant, the Tor-M2, to Khmeimim Airfield in April 2018 to supplement Pantsir-S1 and S-400 systems after the mass UAV attack on Khmeimim on NYE 2017, which damaged aircraft.
As the public is receiving this data, new reports of rocket attacks on Iraqi territory are coming in, impacting near Balad Airbase, host to Iraqi, U.S., and coalition troops, Jan. 9, 2020, at around 1:50 PM EST. These rocket attacks have continued, daily.
This came as U.S. Officials confirmed reports of multiple waves of ballistic missiles fired by the IRGC, from the provinces of Kermanshah and Rastan, at the U.S., Iraqi, Italian, German, and U.K. militaries.
Missiles were reported to have landed near Erbil, Ain Al Asad air base in Anbar, and landing on Camp Taji, host to the multi-national coalition.
As a response, the U.S. launched countless aircraft from Incirlik and Turkish military bases housing nuclear forces. Over six F-35As of the United States Air Force had left Al-Dhafra Air Base in the UAE in anticipation to carry-out retaliatory airstrikes on the IRGC Navy targets around the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian air force was reported to have scrambled.
There were also reports of multiple nuclear-equipped bombers in the air, at that time, while Israel and numerous regional allies went on high alert as Iran threatened to carry out attacks against them.
A total of 16 Iranian missiles were fired. Only 12 impacted their targets, while the remainder, a quarter of all missiles launched failed. Only one impacted Irbil and the rest hit Al Assad. The missiles were launched from three locations within Iran. The U.S. was tracking the launches, and personnel at the bases had advanced warning, giving them time to take cover meaning there were 0 American or coalition casualties.
U.S. early warning systems detected the incoming ballistic missiles well in advance, providing U.S. and coalition forces adequate time to take appropriate force protection measures, according to the Pentagon.
Training firing of the latest short range air defence systems Tor-M2
Tor-M2U short-range air defence missile system (ADMS) is a modernisation of the Tor-M2 missile system developed by JSC Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol, a part of Almaz-Antey. The ADMS is in service with three military districts of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and is set to replace Wasp air defence systems, as well as Osa short-range tactical surface-to-air missile systems.
The Tor-M2U missile system is designed to protect military and government installations from airstrikes. It can destroy a variety of aerial targets such as cruise missiles, guided missiles, helicopters, aircraft, guided bombs, unmanned aerial systems, and high-precision weapons flying at low and medium-altitudes.
The new-generation, all-aspect, all-weather ADMS is capable of operating in difficult air and jamming environments during day and at night. The missile system was exhibited at the Victory Parade in Moscow in May 2014, as well as at the Army 2015 forum held in June 2015.
A naval version of the Tor-M2U is being developed by Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol for integration on to the Russian Navy vessels.
Putin: Trip to Izhevsk
President of Russia: Vladimir Putin visited the unfit residential building in Izhevsk whose residents addressed the President during the Direct Line. The President also visited the Kalashnikov Concern defence enterprise where he took part in a meeting of the bureau of the Russian Engineering Union and the League for Assisting Defence Enterprises of Russia, and the Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol. Mr Putin also met with young specialists from the Kalashnikov Concern and pupils who won science and technology contests and competitions. During a working meeting, Acting Head of Udmurtia Alexander Brechalov briefed the President on the region s socioeconomic development. 2017-06-27
TOR M2DT Arctic Short Range Air Defense Missile System
Russia’s new anti-aircraft complex Tor-M2DT, developed for the extreme weather conditions of the Arctic region, has been successfully tested, intercepting two mock cruise missiles. The Arctic modification of the short-range air defense missile system Tor has been honing its skills during military exercises at the Kapustin Yar proving grounds in southern Russia. The Tor-M2DT system fired a volley of missiles and intercepted all the mock targets.
The TOR-M2DT is a Russian-made short-range air defense missile system using the TOR-M2 missile launcher station. The system is especially designed to be used for Arctic region based on the chassis of the DT-30PM tracked all-terrain vehicle which consists of two tracked vehicle units linked by a steering mechanism. The second vehicle is used to carried the TOR-M2 missile launcher station. The TOR-M2DT is developed by the Russia`s JSC Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol (a subsidiary of the Almaz-Antey Concern). In February 2017, it was announced that Russian defense contractor Tekhnodinamika is finalizing the development of a prototype transporter-loader for the Arctic derivative of the Tor (NATO reporting name: SA-15 Gauntlet) air defense missile system. According to the Company Tekhnodinamika, the Arctic version of the TOR short-range air defense missile system can be used for defending the polar military bases being set up in the Russian Arctic from Frantz Josef Land to Chukotka. The TOR-M2DT was revealed during the rehearsal for the Russian Victory Day Parade, in April 2017.
Ground Impact of Ukrainian 737 PS752 Carrying 176 Civilians Downed by Iran with Russian SA-15/Tor-M1
CCTV footage of the ground impact of the Ukrainian Boeing 737 Airliner, with call sign PS752, carrying 176 people, shot down by the IRGC with a Russian-provided SA-15 SAM/Tor-missile, Jan. 7, 2020. The Ukrainian airliner reached a maximum altitude of 7,925 feet before tracking stopped and contact was lost when all on-board were killed, all of whom not killed or sucked out of the jet on impact burned to death in descent.
Coinciding with the investigative evidence, along with geolocated video footage and photographs of the remnants, U.S. intelligence officials confirm analysis of data from satellites, radar and electronic data collected routinely by US military and intelligence are consistent with the findings. This is also consistent with data collected and reviewed by the Canadian and other governments.
Thus, it is no coincidence we've found Iran purchased 29 9K331 Tor-M1 systems built by Russia's Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol in 2005 for an estimated $700 million that were delivered in 2005-2006. According to satellite imagery reviewed by OSINT communities, we have also been able to independently verify and identify the launchers used, which have since been moved, as it is a mobile surface-to-air missile platform. Previous footage, depicting the moment the rocket impacted the airliner, has been geolocated, verified to have been taken at Parand, a subrub west of Tehran.
As this story develops, we've uncovered photos of the Russian-provided and Iranian-operated Tor-M1 9A331 combat vehicles, sitting on a GM5955 chassis, each of which carries 8 9М331 short-range air defense missiles. A standard Tor-M1 battery consists of 4 9M331 combat vehicles/TLAR as well as a command and control vehicle and support vehicles.
According to an analyst, Rob Lee, a Phd. and graduate of the Department of War Studies at King's College of London, focused on Russian defense policy, they can also be augmented by Kasta 2E2 acquisition radars, and according to SIPRI Iran has 2. Compared to longer-range systems, the Tor has its own integrated radar on its launchers (TLARs), which means individual vehicles can acquire targets and launch on their own.
He went on to say, in the Russian military, Tor systems are brigade/division-level assets and part of the Ground Forces Air Defense Troops, not the Russian Aerospace Defense Forces, which controls Russia's long-range S-400 and S-300P variant air defense systems. They were designed to provide air defense coverage of Russian motorized rifle and tank units, but they can also provide point defense for key facilities against precision-guided munitions. Tor-M1 systems were spotted defending Iran's Natanz FEP. As a result of its superior counter-PGM and counter-UAV capabilities, Russia deployed its newer variant, the Tor-M2, to Khmeimim Airfield in April 2018 to supplement Pantsir-S1 and S-400 systems after the mass UAV attack on Khmeimim on NYE 2017, which damaged aircraft.
As the public is receiving this data, new reports of rocket attacks on Iraqi territory are coming in, impacting near Balad Airbase, host to Iraqi, U.S., and coalition troops, Jan. 9, 2020, at around 1:50 PM EST. These rocket attacks have continued, daily.
This came as U.S. Officials confirmed reports of multiple waves of ballistic missiles fired by the IRGC, from the provinces of Kermanshah and Rastan, at the U.S., Iraqi, Italian, German, and U.K. militaries.
Missiles were reported to have landed near Erbil, Ain Al Asad air base in Anbar, and landing on Camp Taji, host to the multi-national coalition.
As a response, the U.S. launched countless aircraft from Incirlik and Turkish military bases housing nuclear forces. Over six F-35As of the United States Air Force had left Al-Dhafra Air Base in the UAE in anticipation to carry-out retaliatory airstrikes on the IRGC Navy targets around the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian air force was reported to have scrambled.
There were also reports of multiple nuclear-equipped bombers in the air, at that time, while Israel and numerous regional allies went on high alert as Iran threatened to carry out attacks against them.
A total of 16 Iranian missiles were fired. Only 12 impacted their targets, while the remainder, a quarter of all missiles launched failed. Only one impacted Irbil and the rest hit Al Assad. The missiles were launched from three locations within Iran. The U.S. was tracking the launches, and personnel at the bases had advanced warning, giving them time to take cover meaning there were 0 American or coalition casualties.
U.S. early warning systems detected the incoming ballistic missiles well in advance, providing U.S. and coalition forces adequate time to take appropriate force protection measures, according to the Pentagon.
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The Moment A Russian SA-15 SAM/Tor-M Hit PS752 Ukrainian 737 Carrying 176 Civilians Downed by Iran
Footage of the moment a Russian-provided SA-15 SAM/Tor-missile hit the Ukrainian Boeing 737 Airliner, with call sign PS752, carrying 176 people shot down by the IRGC, Jan. 7, 2020. The Ukrainian airliner reached a maximum altitude of 7,925 feet before tracking stopped and contact was lost when all on-board were killed, all of whom not killed or sucked out of the jet on impact burned to death in descent.
Coinciding with the investigative evidence, along with geolocated video footage and photographs of the remnants, U.S. intelligence officials confirm analysis of data from satellites, radar and electronic data collected routinely by US military and intelligence are consistent with the findings. This is also consistent with data collected and reviewed by the Canadian and other governments.
Thus, it is no coincidence we've found Iran purchased 29 9K331 Tor-M1 systems built by Russia's Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol in 2005 for an estimated $700 million that were delivered in 2005-2006. According to satellite imagery reviewed by OSINT communities, we have also been able to independently verify and identify the launchers used, which have since been moved, as it is a mobile surface-to-air missile platform. Previous footage, depicting the moment the rocket impacted the airliner, has been geolocated, verified to have been taken at Parand, a subrub west of Tehran.
As this story develops, we've uncovered photos of the Russian-provided and Iranian-operated Tor-M1 9A331 combat vehicles, sitting on a GM5955 chassis, each of which carries 8 9М331 short-range air defense missiles. A standard Tor-M1 battery consists of 4 9M331 combat vehicles/TLAR as well as a command and control vehicle and support vehicles.
According to an analyst, Rob Lee, a Phd. and graduate of the Department of War Studies at King's College of London, focused on Russian defense policy, they can also be augmented by Kasta 2E2 acquisition radars, and according to SIPRI Iran has 2. Compared to longer-range systems, the Tor has its own integrated radar on its launchers (TLARs), which means individual vehicles can acquire targets and launch on their own.
He went on to say, in the Russian military, Tor systems are brigade/division-level assets and part of the Ground Forces Air Defense Troops, not the Russian Aerospace Defense Forces, which controls Russia's long-range S-400 and S-300P variant air defense systems. They were designed to provide air defense coverage of Russian motorized rifle and tank units, but they can also provide point defense for key facilities against precision-guided munitions. Tor-M1 systems were spotted defending Iran's Natanz FEP. As a result of its superior counter-PGM and counter-UAV capabilities, Russia deployed its newer variant, the Tor-M2, to Khmeimim Airfield in April 2018 to supplement Pantsir-S1 and S-400 systems after the mass UAV attack on Khmeimim on NYE 2017, which damaged aircraft.
As the public is receiving this data, new reports of rocket attacks on Iraqi territory are coming in, impacting near Balad Airbase, host to Iraqi, U.S., and coalition troops, Jan. 9, 2020, at around 1:50 PM EST. These rocket attacks have continued, daily.
This came as U.S. Officials confirmed reports of multiple waves of ballistic missiles fired by the IRGC, from the provinces of Kermanshah and Rastan, at the U.S., Iraqi, Italian, German, and U.K. militaries.
Missiles were reported to have landed near Erbil, Ain Al Asad air base in Anbar, and landing on Camp Taji, host to the multi-national coalition.
As a response, the U.S. launched countless aircraft from Incirlik and Turkish military bases housing nuclear forces. Over six F-35As of the United States Air Force had left Al-Dhafra Air Base in the UAE in anticipation to carry-out retaliatory airstrikes on the IRGC Navy targets around the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian air force was reported to have scrambled.
There were also reports of multiple nuclear-equipped bombers in the air, at that time, while Israel and numerous regional allies went on high alert as Iran threatened to carry out attacks against them.
A total of 16 Iranian missiles were fired. Only 12 impacted their targets, while the remainder, a quarter of all missiles launched failed. Only one impacted Irbil and the rest hit Al Assad. The missiles were launched from three locations within Iran. The U.S. was tracking the launches, and personnel at the bases had advanced warning, giving them time to take cover meaning there were 0 American or coalition casualties.
U.S. early warning systems detected the incoming ballistic missiles well in advance, providing U.S. and coalition forces adequate time to take appropriate force protection measures, according to the Pentagon.
Footage of Iranian Ballistic Missiles Hitting Ain Al Assad Air Base in Anbar, Iraq, Jan. 7, 2020
A Ukrainian Boeing 737 Airliner, with call sign PS752, carrying 176 people shot down by the IRGC, Jan. 7, 2020. The Ukrainian airliner reached a maximum altitude of 7,925 feet before tracking stopped and contact was lost when all on-board were killed, all of whom not killed or sucked out of the jet on impact burned to death in descent.
Coinciding with the investigative evidence, along with geolocated video footage and photographs of the remnants, U.S. intelligence officials confirm analysis of data from satellites, radar and electronic data collected routinely by US military and intelligence are consistent with the findings. This is also consistent with data collected and reviewed by the Canadian and other governments.
Thus, it is no coincidence we've found Iran purchased 29 9K331 Tor-M1 systems built by Russia's Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol in 2005 for an estimated $700 million that were delivered in 2005-2006. According to satellite imagery reviewed by OSINT communities, we have also been able to independently verify and identify the launchers used, which have since been moved, as it is a mobile surface-to-air missile platform. Previous footage, depicting the moment the rocket impacted the airliner, has been geolocated, verified to have been taken at Parand, a subrub west of Tehran.
As this story develops, we've uncovered photos of the Russian-provided and Iranian-operated Tor-M1 9A331 combat vehicles, sitting on a GM5955 chassis, each of which carries 8 9М331 short-range air defense missiles. A standard Tor-M1 battery consists of 4 9M331 combat vehicles/TLAR as well as a command and control vehicle and support vehicles.
According to an analyst, Rob Lee, a Phd. and graduate of the Department of War Studies at King's College of London, focused on Russian defense policy, they can also be augmented by Kasta 2E2 acquisition radars, and according to SIPRI Iran has 2. Compared to longer-range systems, the Tor has its own integrated radar on its launchers (TLARs), which means individual vehicles can acquire targets and launch on their own.
He went on to say, in the Russian military, Tor systems are brigade/division-level assets and part of the Ground Forces Air Defense Troops, not the Russian Aerospace Defense Forces, which controls Russia's long-range S-400 and S-300P variant air defense systems. They were designed to provide air defense coverage of Russian motorized rifle and tank units, but they can also provide point defense for key facilities against precision-guided munitions. Tor-M1 systems were spotted defending Iran's Natanz FEP. As a result of its superior counter-PGM and counter-UAV capabilities, Russia deployed its newer variant, the Tor-M2, to Khmeimim Airfield in April 2018 to supplement Pantsir-S1 and S-400 systems after the mass UAV attack on Khmeimim on NYE 2017, which damaged aircraft.
As the public is receiving this data, new reports of rocket attacks on Iraqi territory are coming in, impacting near Balad Airbase, host to Iraqi, U.S., and coalition troops, Jan. 9, 2020, at around 1:50 PM EST. These rocket attacks have continued, daily.
This came as U.S. Officials confirmed reports of multiple waves of ballistic missiles fired by the IRGC, from the provinces of Kermanshah and Rastan, at the U.S., Iraqi, Italian, German, and U.K. militaries.
Missiles were reported to have landed near Erbil, Ain Al Asad air base in Anbar, and landing on Camp Taji, host to the multi-national coalition.
As a response, the U.S. launched countless aircraft from Incirlik and Turkish military bases housing nuclear forces. Over six F-35As of the United States Air Force had left Al-Dhafra Air Base in the UAE in anticipation to carry-out retaliatory airstrikes on the IRGC Navy targets around the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian air force was reported to have scrambled.
There were also reports of multiple nuclear-equipped bombers in the air, at that time, while Israel and numerous regional allies went on high alert as Iran threatened to carry out attacks against them.
A total of 16 Iranian missiles were fired. Only 12 impacted their targets, while the remainder, a quarter of all missiles launched failed. Only one impacted Irbil and the rest hit Al Assad. The missiles were launched from three locations within Iran. The U.S. was tracking the launches, and personnel at the bases had advanced warning, giving them time to take cover meaning there were 0 American or coalition casualties.
U.S. early warning systems detected the incoming ballistic missiles well in advance, providing U.S. and coalition forces adequate time to take appropriate force protection measures, according to the Pentagon.