The NPO Almaz S-200 Angara /Vega/ Dubna (Russian: С-200 Ангара/Вега/Дубна), NATO reporting name SA-5 Gammon (initially Tallinn), [3] is a long-range, high-altitude surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s to defend large areas from high-altitude bombers or other targets.

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Jul 6, 2021 · The S-200 (NATO: SA-5 Gammon) is a Russian medium to high altitude surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. A highly-proliferated weapon, it is currently in service in at least 12 countries. S-200 interceptors deployed on a 5P72 launchers. Photo: Vestnik PVO. S-200 interceptor on display in Georgia, USA. Photo: Warner Robins Museum.

Jun 25, 2017 · In this article we shall examine the massive and deadly SA – 5/S200 SAM system NATO reporting name “Gammon”.

The SA-5 Gammon was a high- and medium-altitude strategic missile system with a range of 185 miles; it was exported to Syria and Libya. The SA-6 Gainful was a mobile tactical system with a range of two to 35 miles and a ceiling of 50,000 feet.…

Apr 8, 2022 · One of the entries into the long-range category became the classic S-200 missile - known to NATO as the SA-5 "Gammon" - and this series went on to see considerable adoption in the Cold War decades by a plethora of global operators beyond the Soviet Union. Design work on the S-200 is attributed to the Petr Grushin design bureau.

Jan 15, 2025 · The SA-5 Gammon (Russian name S-200 Angara/Vega) is a low- to high-altitude surface-to-air missile system designed to defend large areas from bomber attack or other strategic aircraft. Initial deployment of an S-200 trials unit using the original 5V21 missile took place from 1963 to 1964 on the outskirts of Tallinn in Estonia.

Oct 30, 2024 · Explore the powerful and long-range SA-5 Gammon (S-200 Angara/Vega) missile system, a formidable air-defense weapon developed to protect vast territories against high-altitude threats. Known...

It intercepted and destroyed an intermediate range ballistic missile warhead coming in at 3km/s on May 4 1961. The US did not demonstrate an equivalent missile until 1984. It was...