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Buk missile system
Ulyanovsky / Fakel · Surface-to-Air · Russia · Cold War (1970–1991)
The Buk is a family of self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile systems developed by the Soviet Union and its successor state, the Russian Federation, and designed to counter cruise missiles, smart bombs and rotary-wing aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles. In the Russian A2AD network, Buk is located below the S-200/300/400 systems and above the point defense Tor and Pantsir.
Specifications
- Category
- Missiles
- Sub-Category
- SAM
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Country
- Russia
- Manufacturer
- Ulyanovsky / Fakel
- Operator
- Russia/export
- Primary Role
- Surface-to-Air
- Status
- In Service
- Service Entry
- 1980
- Produced
- 5000
- Propulsion
- Rocket
- Engine
- Solid-fuel rocket motor
- Thrust / Power
- None (rocket)
- Launch
- Ground-launched
- Length (ft)
- 18
- Wingspan (ft)
- 3.3
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 800
- MTOW (lb)
- 1543
- Payload (lb)
- 154
- Endurance (hr)
- 0.01
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 72000
- Range (mi)
- 22
- Max Speed (mph)
- 2301
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 3
- Armament
- Blast-fragmentation