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Encyclopedia > 9K37 Buk
A 9K37M TELAR 9A310M1. Photo by Field Artillery Magazine.
A 9K37M TELAR 9A310M1. Photo by Field Artillery Magazine.

The Novator 9K37 "Buk" (Russian 9К37 "Бук" – beech, NATO reporting name SA-11 "Gadfly") is the successor to the well-regarded NIIP/Vympel 3M9 Kub (SA-6 "Gainful") medium-altitude, medium-range surface-to-air missile system. It features improvements in number of missiles carried per TEL, range and altitude performance, missile speed, guidance accuracy and warhead potency. There is some interoperability between the two systems. The table below highlights the differences. Download high resolution version (1272x870, 103 KB)This image was downloaded from http://sill-www. ... Download high resolution version (1272x870, 103 KB)This image was downloaded from http://sill-www. ... A Russian SA-4 TEL. Photo by GulfLINK. A Russian SA-8 TELAR. Photo by Naval Expeditionary Warfare Training. ... NATO reporting names were code names for Soviet and Chinese military equipment. ... A 3M9 TEL with missiles erected. ... A surface-to-air missile (SAM) is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft. ... A missile (British English: miss-isle; U.S. English: missl) is, in general, a projectile—that is, something thrown or otherwise propelled. ... A Russian SA-4 TEL. Photo by GulfLINK. A Russian SA-8 TELAR. Photo by Naval Expeditionary Warfare Training. ...


The 9K37 is designed to engage maneuverable aircraft such as jets, helicopters and cruise missiles. The export version of this system is known as "Gang" (Russian Ганг – Ganges). Early morning on the Ganges The River Ganges (Ganga in Indian languages) (Devanagiri गंगा) is a major river in northern India. ...

Contents

Missiles and Guidance

Each missile is 5.55 m (18 feet) long, weighs 690 kg (1521 lb) and carries a relatively large 70 kg (154 lb) warhead which is triggered by a radar proximity fuze. Propulsion is via a solid fuel rocket booster, the empty container at burnout forming the combusion chamber for a liquid fuel ramjet sustainer. This gives the missiles good range for their size as well as rapid initial acceleration. Solid fuel is a term given to various types of solid material that provide energy. ... A booster in space-related applications is usually a solid rocket booster: a solid fuel rocket of which two or more are attached to the main rocket to provide the main thrust in the initial phase of the rockets flight. ... Liquid fuels are those combustible or energy-generating molecules which can be harnessed to create mechanical energy, which in turn usually produces kinetic energy, and which also must take the shape of their container. ... A ramjet, sometimes referred to as a stovepipe jet, is a type of jet engine. ...


The following kill probabilities are claimed: Computer games, simulations, models, and operations research programs often require a mechanism to determine statistically whether the engagement between a weapon and a target resulted in a kill. ...

  • 0.6-0.9 against aircraft
  • 0.3-0.7 against helicopters
  • 0.4 against cruise missiles

The battery requires 5 minutes to set up before it is ready for engagement and can be ready for transit again in 5 minutes. Reaction time, from target tracking to missile launch, is 22 seconds.

3M9 "Kub" (SA-6) 9K37 "Buk" (SA-11) 9K37M "Buk-1M" (SA-11) 9K37M1 "Buk-SAR" (SA-11) 9K38 "Buk-1M-2" (SA-17)
Introduced 1966 1980 1984 1995 1998
Missiles per TEL 3 4 4 4 4
Missile Weight 599 kg (1321 lb) 690 kg (1521 lb) 690 kg (1521 lb) 690 kg (1521 lb) 710-720 kg (1565-1587 lb)
Engagement range 3-24 km (2-15 miles) 4-30 km (3-19 miles) 3-35 km (2-22 miles) 3-42 km (2-26 miles) 3-50 km (2-31 miles)
Engagement altitude 800-11000 m (2,600-36,000 ft) 30-14000 m (100-46,000 ft) 30-22000 m (100-72,000 ft) 30-25000 m (100-82,000 ft) 30-25000 m (100-82,000 ft)
Missile speed (Mach) 2.8 (Mach) 3 (Mach) 3 (Mach) 3 (Mach) 3
Max. target speed (Mach) 2 (Mach) 2.5 (Mach) 4 (Mach) 4 (Mach) 4
Simultaneous engagements 1 2 6 6 6, in any direction

Mach number (Ma) (pronounced: mæk, mɑːk) is defined as a ratio of the speed of an object or flow relative to the speed of sound in the medium through which it is travelling: Vo/Vs where Vo is the speed of the object and Vs is the speed... Mach number (Ma) (pronounced: mæk, mɑːk) is defined as a ratio of the speed of an object or flow relative to the speed of sound in the medium through which it is travelling: Vo/Vs where Vo is the speed of the object and Vs is the speed... Mach number (Ma) (pronounced: mæk, mɑːk) is defined as a ratio of the speed of an object or flow relative to the speed of sound in the medium through which it is travelling: Vo/Vs where Vo is the speed of the object and Vs is the speed... Mach number (Ma) (pronounced: mæk, mɑːk) is defined as a ratio of the speed of an object or flow relative to the speed of sound in the medium through which it is travelling: Vo/Vs where Vo is the speed of the object and Vs is the speed... Mach number (Ma) (pronounced: mæk, mɑːk) is defined as a ratio of the speed of an object or flow relative to the speed of sound in the medium through which it is travelling: Vo/Vs where Vo is the speed of the object and Vs is the speed... Mach number (Ma) (pronounced: mæk, mɑːk) is defined as a ratio of the speed of an object or flow relative to the speed of sound in the medium through which it is travelling: Vo/Vs where Vo is the speed of the object and Vs is the speed... Mach number (Ma) (pronounced: mæk, mɑːk) is defined as a ratio of the speed of an object or flow relative to the speed of sound in the medium through which it is travelling: Vo/Vs where Vo is the speed of the object and Vs is the speed... Mach number (Ma) (pronounced: mæk, mɑːk) is defined as a ratio of the speed of an object or flow relative to the speed of sound in the medium through which it is travelling: Vo/Vs where Vo is the speed of the object and Vs is the speed... Mach number (Ma) (pronounced: mæk, mɑːk) is defined as a ratio of the speed of an object or flow relative to the speed of sound in the medium through which it is travelling: Vo/Vs where Vo is the speed of the object and Vs is the speed... Mach number (Ma) (pronounced: mæk, mɑːk) is defined as a ratio of the speed of an object or flow relative to the speed of sound in the medium through which it is travelling: Vo/Vs where Vo is the speed of the object and Vs is the speed...

Radar

The 9S18 "Tube Arm" surveillance radar. Photo by Nellis AFB.
The 9S18 "Tube Arm" surveillance radar. Photo by Nellis AFB.
The earlier 1S91 "Straight Flush" radar with "Tube Arm" in the background. Photo by Nellis AFB.
The earlier 1S91 "Straight Flush" radar with "Tube Arm" in the background. Photo by Nellis AFB.

The 9K37 utilises the 9S18 "Tube Arm"/9S18M1 "Snow Drift" (Russian: СОЦ 9C18 "Купол") surveillance radar in combination with the 9S470/9S470M1 "Fire Dome" H/I-band tracking and engagement radar which is mounted on each TELAR. The "Snow Drift" surveillance radar has a maximum detection range of 85 km (53 miles) and can detect an aircraft flying at 100 m (330 ft) from 35 km (22 mi) away and even lower flying targets at ranges of around 10-20 km (6-12 mi). "Snow Drift" is mounted on a chassis similar to that of the TELARs. "Fire Dome" is a monopulse type radar and can begin tracking at the missile's maximum range (32 km/20 mi) and can track aircraft flying at between 15,000 and 22,000 m (50,000 to 72,000 ft) altitudes. It can guide up to three missiles against a single target. The 9K37 system supposedly has much better ECCM characteristics (i.e. is more resistant to ECM/jamming) than the 3M9 "Kub" (SA-6) system that it replaces. An optical tracking system with laser rangefinder is not standard but can be fitted. Download high resolution version (601x858, 38 KB)This image was downloaded from http://www. ... Download high resolution version (601x858, 38 KB)This image was downloaded from http://www. ... Map showing the locations of Nellis AFB and the NAFR Nellis Air Force Base (IATA: LSV, ICAO: KLSV) is a United States Air Force base, located in Clark County, Nevada, on the northeast side of Las Vegas. ... This image was downloaded from http://www. ... This image was downloaded from http://www. ... Map showing the locations of Nellis AFB and the NAFR Nellis Air Force Base (IATA: LSV, ICAO: KLSV) is a United States Air Force base, located in Clark County, Nevada, on the northeast side of Las Vegas. ... A Russian SA-4 TEL. Photo by GulfLINK. A Russian SA-8 TELAR. Photo by Naval Expeditionary Warfare Training. ... ECM is an abbreviation of: Electret condenser microphone Electro chemical machining Electronic countermeasures Electronic contract manufacturing Electronic control module Elliptic curve method (integer factorization) Electron Cloud Model Enterprise content management Entitlement control message - in secure data transfer Error correction mode (fax protocol) Essentials of Clinical Medicine Extracellular matrix See also... The term Jamming can refer to several things: Jamming as an electronic warfare (EW) - a technique to limit the effectiveness of an opponents communications and/or detection equipment, like Radio Jamming and Radar Jamming E-Mail Jamming- used by electronic political activists or hackers to disable e-mail systems...


The 9K37 system can also utilise the same 1S91 "Straight Flush" 25 kW G/H-band continuous-wave radar as the 3M9 "Kub" (SA-6) system. A continuous wave (CW) (or Continous Waveform) is an electromagnetic wave of constant amplitude and frequency; and in mathematical analysis, of infinite duration. ... A 3M9 TEL in desert camoflage. ...


The control post which coordinates communications between the surveillance radar(s) and the launchers is able to communicate with up to six TELs at once. A Russian SA-4 TEL. Photo by GulfLINK. A Russian SA-8 TELAR. Photo by Naval Expeditionary Warfare Training. ...


The SA-N-7 naval version utilises the MR-750 "Top Steer" D/E-band surveillance radar with a maximum detection range of 300 km (186 miles) and the 3R90 "Front Dome" H/I-band tracking and engagement radar with a maximum range of 30 km (19 mi).


Versions

The 3K90 M-22 "Uragan"' (Russian Ураган - hurricane) is the naval version of the Buk and has the NATO reporting name SA-N-7. The export version of this system is known as "Shtil" (Russian Штиль – still). The SA-17 "Grizzly"/SA-N-12 is the next generation Buk system (Buk-M1-2). NATO reporting names were code names for Soviet and Chinese military equipment. ... A 9K38 TELAR. Photo by GulfLINK. The 9K38 Buk-M1-2 (Russian Бук - beech, NATO reporting name SA-17 Grizzly) is the continuation of the series of Russian surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) which started with the 3M9 Kub (SA-6 Gainful) and 9K37 Buk SA-11 Gadfly. ...


Vehicles

The 9A39 reload vehicle for the 9K37 resembles the 9A310 TELAR but instead of a radar they have a crane for loading missiles. They are capable of launching missiles directly but require the cooperation of a "Fire Dome" equipped TELAR for guidance. The "Snow Drift" is mounted on a similar chassis, as is the command vehicle. A reload vehicle can transfer its missiles to a TELAR in around 13 minutes and can reload itself from stores in around 15 minutes. A Russian SA-4 TEL. Photo by GulfLINK. A Russian SA-8 TELAR. Photo by Naval Expeditionary Warfare Training. ...


Each battery typically consists of a command vehicle, surveillance radar vehicle, six TELARs and six reload/launch vehicles. A Russian SA-4 TEL. Photo by GulfLINK. A Russian SA-8 TELAR. Photo by Naval Expeditionary Warfare Training. ...


Related Weapons

It has been suggested that the Novator KS-172 AAM-L, an extremely-long range air-to-air missile and possible anti-satellite weapon, is a derivative of the 9M37 "Buk". The Novator KS-172 AAM-L (also known as R-172) is an extremely long-range air-to-air missile developed in Russia. ... A US Navy VF-103 Jolly Rogers F-14 Tomcat fighter launchers an AIM-54 Phoenix long-range air-to-air missile. ...


Buk-M1

The Buk-M1 Russian surface-to-air missile (SAM). It is a mobile system back-compatible with Kub. Two missiles can be launched simultaneously. The system is equipped with four missiles per launcher. A surface-to-air missile (SAM) is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft. ... KUB is a TLA for Katholieke Universiteit Brussel In medical ultrasonography, a KUB is an X-ray of the abdomen and pelvis; the acronym stands for kidney, ureter and bladder. ...


Stats

  • Mass: 690 kg
  • Core diameter: 400 mm
  • Length: 5.55 m*
  • Span: 1.10 m *
  • Maximum range: 30 km
  • Guidance: Semi-active radar homing.
  • Maximum speed: 2,900 km/h
  • Minimum range: 4 km
  • Ceiling: 22,000 m
  • Floor: 25 m
  • Setup time for mobile unit: 5 minutes
  • Cleanup time for mobile unit: 5 minutes

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History

Development of the Buk surface-to-air missile was completed in 1979. The overall 9K37 system was developed by NIIP Tikhomirov, a Russian weapons manufacturer. Both the Kub and Buk used self-propelled launchers developed by A A Rastrov.Finland already bought system.


9K37M Model

The 9K37M is an improved version of the Buk for use by the Russian military


Stats

  • Other Designations: Buk-1M.
  • Mass: 690 kg
  • Core diameter: 400 mm
  • Length: 5.55 m
  • Span: 1.10 m
  • Maximum range: 32 km
  • Boost Propulsion: Solid rocket, dual thrust.
  • Guidance systems: Semi-Active Radar Homing.

9K37M1 Model

The 9K37M1 is Russia's export version of the Buk


Stats

  • Other Designations: Buk SAR.
  • Length: 5.49 m
  • Maximum range: 30 km
  • Guidance systems: Semi-Active Radar Homing.
  • Maximum speed: 3,950 km/h
  • Minimum range: 3 km
  • Ceiling: 22,000 m
  • Floor: 30 m

External links

  • Astronautix site on the Buk-M1

References

Soviet and post-Soviet armoured fighting vehicles after World War II
List of armoured fighting vehicles by country

  Results from FactBites:
 
9K37 Buk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (743 words)
The Novator 9K37 "Buk" (Russian 9К37 "Бук" – beech, NATO reporting name SA-11 "Gadfly") is the successor to the well-regarded NIIP/Vympel 3M9 Kub (SA-6 "Gainful") medium-altitude, medium-range surface-to-air missile system.
The 9K37 is designed to engage maneuverable aircraft such as jets, helicopters and cruise missiles.
The 9A39 reload vehicle for the 9K37 resembles the 9A310 TELAR but instead of a radar they have a crane for loading missiles.
9K38 Buk-M1-2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (250 words)
The 9K38 "Buk-M1-2" (Russian Бук - beech, NATO reporting name SA-17 "Grizzly") is the continuation of the series of Russian surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) which started with the 3M9 "Kub" (SA-6 Gainful) and 9K37 "Buk" SA-11 Gadfly.
It was completed in 1995 and introduced in 1998 and utilises at least two kinds of missiles, the 9M38M1 or later 9M317.
Possibly the biggest change from the 9K37 system is the fact that the 9S18M1 "Snow Drift" surveillance radar is mounted on the TELAR, making each launcher more independent and allowing more targets to be tracked in different locations at the same time.
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