PARIKRAMA
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Are you sure the range of S-400 mentioned as 400km in '99 is still the same? Because the recent pamphlet images/illustrations stated its anti-aircraft range as 200km and ABM range as 60km.
The export version normally comes without 2 missiles the longer range 40N6 and the later generation 77N6 N/N1 intended for both S400 and 500. The issue is whthere India did get access to them or not. Various Russian blogs suggest China specifically asked for 40N6 and unconfirmed reports say they were not given. I don know the truth as China and russia both have not declared specifications of their purchase.. So i wont speculate. In case they did not get then i cna explain the 250 km aerial and 60 km ABM mode in this way
To anti aircraft engagement, S400 relies on the 48N6E2 missile (introduced with the S-300PMU2 SAM system) and the newest 48N6E3 missile featuring a range of 250 kilometers and enhanced capability against IRBM missiles. In its anti-ballistic missile (ABM) role, the 48N6E3 missile can engage ballistic missiles with a maximum range of 3,500 km flying at 4,800 meters per second at distances between 7 to 60 kilometers.
The 400 km gamechanger story:
The 40N6 is the game changer in the system which came to full fledged development from 2007 onwards and attained the near space 185 km altitude in May June 2012 timeline.
The most recent development activities of Manufacturers is the S-400 system, which is able to destroy targets at a height of 5 m to 185 km. However, for such high altitudes need new missile 40N6E which could not create for several years from the start of the program.
Эсминцы будущего получат корабельный вариант С-500 - ВПК.name
AND this
The first missile added to the system is the 48N6E3/48N6DM (Dal'naya - long range), an incrementally improved 48N6E2 variant with a range of 130 nautical miles. It is deployed using the standard TEL, the 5P85TE2/SE2.
The second missile added to the S-400 is the new 40N6, a long range weapon with a cited range of 215 nautical miles, equipped with an active and semi-active homing seeker, intended to kill AWACS, JSTARS and other high value assets, such as EA-6B/EA-18G support jammers. Further details of this weapon remain to be disclosed.
The range improvement to around twice that of the 48N6E2 suggests a two stage weapon, or a much larger motor casing with a larger propellant load.
Russian media reports citing PVO senior officers in 2010 indicated that 40N6 range may be a great as 240 nautical miles, and the missile completed State Trials (Russian OpEval) in 2010, and was to enter production. To date no images of the 40N6 missile, launcher container or TEL have been made public.
Almaz-Antey 40R6 / S-400 Triumf / SA-21 SAM System /Самоходный Зенитный Ракетный Комплекс 40Р6 / С-400 'Триумф'