Russian Strategic Air Defense

Russia is a vast nation, encompassing a sizeable portion of two continents. Many areas in Russia cannot be viewed in sufficient resolution to identify any SAM assets present. As such, this article is intended to provide an overview of currently identified assets, and is not intended to be representative of the entire Russian SAM network. It is known, for example, that modern SAM systems have been deployed to various positions around Moscow that were once home to S-25 (SA-1 GUILD) batteries. A large number of these former S-25 positions are not currently visible in high resolution, and may be home to SAM systems which cannot be identified due to the lack of available imagery. The SAM systems which have been identified do, however, provide valuable insight into Russian SAM deployment strategies, allowing the overall SAM network to be analyzed even if all of the deployed assets cannot be located.