42S6 Morfey or Morfei (Морфей, after the god of dreams in Greek mythology Morpheus) with missile 9M338K or RZV-MD based and derived from the Tor-M2, is a short range air defense system currently being developed for the Russian Armed Forces.[1] It is a mobile system with a range of 5 km (3 mi). Development has been ongoing since 2007 and it is supposed to be introduced in 2015.[citation needed] It is reported to feature an omnidirectional cupola-type radar[2] with Active electronically scanned array.[3] It is being developed by Almaz-Antey.[1]
42S6 Morfej RZV-MD | |
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Type | Tracked SAM system, TEL |
Place of origin | Russia |
Service history | |
Used by | Russia PVO (incorporated with (V)VKO into VKS (VS RF) in 2014-15) |
Production history | |
Designer | Almaz-Antey |
Designed | 2007 |
Specifications (Tor-M2) | |
Main armament | 9M338K |
9M338K | |
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Type | Surface-to-air missile |
Place of origin | Russia |
Service history | |
Used by | Russia PVO now VKS united with VKO |
Specifications (9M338K) | |
Warhead | HE |
Engine | solid propellant rocket |
Propellant | Solid-fuel rocket |