ABU DHABI /UAE/, February 23. /TASS/. The cutting-edge Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile system is capable of wiping out drones and other complex aerial targets along the route of its movement, Alexander Mikhailov, head of the Military-Political Analysis Bureau, told TASS at the IDEX 2023 international arms show in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
"The engineers who developed the Tor-M2 enabled it to detect complex aerial targets and shoot them down while on the move. The point is that in a real combat environment it is quite difficult to destroy a vehicle when it is on the march. However, if a surface-to-air missile system halts its movement, it is easier to destroy it, considering that there are more than enough weapons for doing that," the expert explained.
The Tor-M2’s radar is capable of timely spotting and striking all types of drones, in particular, a swarm of small-size UAVs, he said.
The Tor-M2 is designed to shield vital administrative facilities and the first echelons of ground forces against strikes by anti-radiation and cruise missiles, gliding air bombs, aircraft, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles. The Tor air defense system can control the designated airspace on its own and independently shoot down all air targets that are not identified by the friend-or-foe system.
The IDEX 2023 international arms show is running in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on February 20-24. Russia’s integrated display stand is accommodated in a separate pavilion where leading Russian defense manufacturers feature over 200 full-scale types of weaponry, military hardware, munitions and combat gear.