This was reported by the newspaper “Krasnaya Zvezda”, referring to the head of the air defense of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant-General Alexander Leonov, that the Russian forces will receive new Gibka-S air defense missile systems. In 2022.
Leonov said, reconnaissance equipment was installed on Gibka-S combat vehicles. It is also equipped with an automated command and control system, which is part of a unified tactical command and control system. This allows the army to carry out its duty around the clock and control the fire in real time.
At the end of 2019, the Gibka-S complex was successfully tested at the Kapustin Yar missile range in the Astrakhan region.
The military has experimentally confirmed the ability of the air defense system, created on the basis of the Tiger armored vehicle, to attack air targets at a speed of about 30 km / h.
Earlier in December, it was reported that the protection of the skies of Crimea, the Kerch Strait and the regions of the North Caucasus will soon be strengthened by the upgraded S-300PM air defense systems.