БУК-M3<<VIKING>> (SA-27)
9K317M "Buk-M3" medium-range anti-aircraft missile system
9K317M "Buk-M3" (9K37M3) is a medium-range air defense system of ground forces designed to fight maneuvering aerodynamic targets, tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, aircraft missiles and other elements of high-precision weapons, as well as to engage radio-contrast ground and surface targets in the conditions of intensive fire and radio electronic counteraction of the enemy. The complex is designed for year-round, round-the-clock operation in any climatic zones.
The main developer of the complex is the V.V. Research Institute of Instrument Engineering. Tikhomirov Research Institute of Instrument Engineering (JSC "Concern EKO "Almaz-Antey"). The development was carried out under the guidance of Chief Designer E.A.Pigin since 2007. Complex "Buk-M3", having kept the general structure of construction with its predecessor – SAM "Buk-M2", considerably surpasses it in basic tactical and technical characteristics. The 9M317M anti-aircraft guided missile, which is a part of the complex, was created by the Dolgoprudnenskiy Research and Production Enterprise (DRPP) and unified with the missile of sea-based SAM "Stil". The serial production of the complex is organized at the Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant.
