Anti-aircraft system "Thor" saved Sochi from terrorist attacks
Anti-aircraft missile complex "Thor" have prevented the attacks, which were planned during the winter Olympics in Sochi, told the assistant Director of the plant "Kupol" on military-technical cooperation and government orders Vyacheslav Kartashov.
This weapon has great prospects in use to provide air defense of global events.
Russia brilliantly held the Olympics in Sochi, ensuring 100% safety of guests and participants of the sports gala day. The major contribution to this is a hard case made and anti-aircraft missile complexes "Thor", which covered the airspace from possible attacks.
"To ensure security of the Sochi Olympics was used SAM "Thor". According to the participants of this activity, they seriously worked hard, were prevented attempts to commit terrorist acts with the use of drones, different balloons that was the place to be. Our division has successfully cope with the task to ensure security of the Sochi Olympics" - quoted by RIA Novosti Vyacheslav Kartashov.
He added that the successful experience increases the likelihood that the facilities will be used for the protection of other global events, which take place on the terrain of Russia. "I think that our system will be to participate in the security event of the world Cup in 2018," said Vyacheslav Kartashov.
"Balanced option is a modular version of the "tor-MCM", which fully guarantees the protection of objects. With all that it requires almost no additional costs for maintenance and use of the chassis, because it can be used both in stationary and in mobile. He owns lots of power to detect small objects and their successful defeat. As 1 of the most serious threats to such group events - the drones, which can be used by the terrorists. But as a task for "Torah" drones are not almost any complexity. This once again been approved for testing in 2014", - he stressed.
Anti-aircraft missile system tor-MA" and its modifications perform tasks to detect and defeat already heading for missiles, bombs, drones and other small objects. This event makes standing armed powers AAMS indispensable assistant in full support of air defense.
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