The S-300 (NATO reporting name SA-10 Grumble) is a series of long-range surface-to-air missile systems developed by the former Soviet Union. It was produced by NPO Almaz for the Soviet Air Defence Forces to defend against air raids and cruise missiles .

The aim was to improve its basic capabilities as a SAM, extend radar and engagement footprints, increase the level of automation in the system, and introduce an anti-ballistic missile capability against ballistic missiles with re-entry speeds of up to 2.8 km/sec.

The SA-20 Gargoyle (S-300PMU-1) Russian Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) System was first introduced in 1993 with the new and larger 48N6 missiles for the first time in a land-based system and...

Aug 7, 2024 · The S-300PMU-2 Favorit NATO designation SA-20B gargoyle B, introduced in 1997, is an upgrade to the S-300PMU-1 with range-extended once again to 195 km with the introduction of the 48N6E2 missile.

NATO reporting name corresponding to US DoD SA series surface-to-air missiles, with Soviet designations or Chinese designations: To differentiate Russian missiles from similarly named Chinese ones, RS prefix was added to the US DoD reporting name. …

Jun 1, 2001 · The SA-20 “Triumph” is an advanced development of the SA-12b. It has a range at least three times greater than that of the earlier version. All of these missiles vastly outperform the Soviet-Russian systems bearing the single-digit designations SA-2 through SA-9.

Oct 20, 2018 · The S-300PMU1 is an extended range version of S-300PMU with a limited anti-ballistic missile capability, including capabilities against aerodynamic targets with speeds up to 3 kilometers/second.

Oct 20, 2021 · Both the Almaz S-300P/S-400 (SA-10, SA-20) and Antey S-300V (SA-12) SAM systems grew out of the disappointments of Vietnam and the Yom Kippur wars, where single digit S-75/SA-2, S-125/SA-3 and 3M9/SA-6 series SAMs were soundly defeated in combat by the US and Israelis respectively.

The SA-20 “Triumph” is an ad-vanced development of the SA-12b. It has a range at least three times greater than that of the earlier ver-sion. All of these missiles vastly out-perform the Soviet–Russian systems bearing the single-digit designations SA-2 through SA-9. These older types were encountered in the 1991 Gulf War and 1999 Balkans ...

S-300PMU2 Favorit. SA-20 GARGOYLE The S-300PMU2 Favorit variant is a new missile with larger warhead and better guidance with a range of 200 km, versus the 150 km of previous versions.