The Tor (Russian: Тор; English: torus [2]) is an all-weather, low-to medium-altitude, short-range surface-to-air missile system designed for destroying airplanes, helicopters, cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles and short-range ballistic threats (anti-munitions).

Nov 1, 2021 · A baseline Tor unit houses up to eight missiles in its vertical-launch system. Produced by the Fakel Design Bureau, Tor-M1’s 9M330 and 9M331 missiles have a launch weight of 165kg and can reach a maximum speed of over Mach 2. Armed with the 9M331 missile, the Tor-M1 has a maximum engagement altitude of 6 km and a maximum engagement range of ...

Organizationally, "Tor" SAMs were reduced to anti-aircraft missile regiments of divisions. The regiments consisted of the regiment command post, four anti-aircraft missile batteries (4 combat vehicles 9A330 and a battery command post in each), support and service units.

Tor-M1 became the first army air defense system with simultaneous engagement capability with a single fire control radar. This was a great step forward comparing to the Osa’s single target and two missile channels.

Russia is to “drastically” modify its ‘Tor’ short range air missile system. This was announced by the Almaz-Antey corporation (whose subsidiaries are in charge of the defense system’s production)...

Russian army Tor-M1 self-propelled short range SAM system. The original 9K330 Tor was fielded in the late 1980's and has the NATO designation SA-15A. It is based on the GM-355 tracked chassis and fires the 9M330 missile. Since 1991 and improved version entered service.

Feb 21, 2019 · "Tor-M2KM" is a modular air defense system for placement on different types of chassis. The structure includes: anti-aircraft missile module 9M334 with 4 anti-aircraft guided missiles 9M9331 and an autonomous combat module 9A331MK-1.

Oct 29, 2020 · Russian Army’s TOR-M2 short-range and Buk-M3 medium-range air defense missile systems have been intercepting the cruise missiles flying at altitudes less than 10 meters, reported officially by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

The 9K331 Tor [SA-15 GAUNTLET land-based, SA-N-9 naval version] low-to-medium altitude SAM system is capable of engaging not only aircraft and helicopters but also RPVs, precision-guided weapons...

The Tor missile system (Russian: "Тор"; English: torus[1]) is an all-weather low to medium altitude, short-range surface-to-air missile system designed for engaging airplanes, helicopters, cruise missiles, precision guided munitions, unmanned aerial …