42S6 Morfey, the Glossary
42S6 Morfey or Morfei (Морфей, after the god of dreams in Greek mythology Morpheus) with missile 9M338K or RZV-MD based and derived from the Tor-M2, is a short range air defense system currently being developed for the Russian Armed Forces.[1]
Table of Contents
12 relations: Active electronically scanned array, Almaz-Antey Corporation, Morpheus, Omnidirectional antenna, Russian Aerospace Defence Forces, Russian Armed Forces, S-350 missile system, S-400 missile system, Short range air defense, Solid-propellant rocket, Surface-to-air missile, Tor missile system.
- Almaz-Antey products
- Close-in weapon systems
- Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons of Russia
- Surface-to-air missiles of Russia
Active electronically scanned array
An active electronically scanned array (AESA) is a type of phased array antenna, which is a computer-controlled antenna array in which the beam of radio waves can be electronically steered to point in different directions without moving the antenna.
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Almaz-Antey Corporation
JSC Concern VKO "Almaz-Antey" (ОАО "Концерн ВКО "Алмаз-Антей"») is a Russian state-owned company in the arms industry, a result of a merger of Antey Corporation and NPO Almaz, unifying some of the national military enterprises, in particular, the developers of anti-aircraft defence and cruise missile systems.
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Morpheus
Morpheus ('Fashioner', derived from the μορφή meaning 'form, shape') is a god associated with sleep and dreams.
Omnidirectional antenna
In radio communication, an omnidirectional antenna is a class of antenna which radiates equal radio power in all directions perpendicular to an axis (azimuthal directions), with power varying with angle to the axis (elevation angle), declining to zero on the axis.
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Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
The Russian Aerospace Defence Forces or Russian Air and Space Defence Forces (VVKO) (Voyska vozdushno-kosmicheskoy oborony (VVKO)) was a branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation responsible for aerospace defence, and the operation of Russian military satellites and the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.
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Russian Armed Forces
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military of Russia.
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S-350 missile system
The S-350 Vityaz (C-350 Витязь) is a Russian medium-range surface-to-air missile system developed by GSKB Almaz-Antey. 42S6 Morfey and s-350 missile system are Almaz-Antey products and surface-to-air missiles of Russia.
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S-400 missile system
The S-400 Triumf (C-400 Триумф – Triumf; translation: Triumph; NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler), previously known as the S-300 PMU-3, is a mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed in the 1990s by Russia's NPO Almaz as an upgrade to the S-300 family of missiles. The S-400 was approved for service on 28 April 2007 and the first battalion of the systems assumed combat duty on 6 August 2007. 42S6 Morfey and s-400 missile system are Almaz-Antey products and surface-to-air missiles of Russia.
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Short range air defense
Short range air defense (SHORAD) is a group of anti-aircraft weapons and tactics that have to do with defense against low-altitude air threats, primarily helicopters and low-flying aircraft such as the A-10 or Sukhoi Su-25.
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Solid-propellant rocket
A solid-propellant rocket or solid rocket is a rocket with a rocket engine that uses solid propellants (fuel/oxidizer).
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Surface-to-air missile
A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground or the sea to destroy aircraft or other missiles.
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Tor missile system
The Tor (Тор; torus) is an all-weather, low-to medium-altitude, short-range surface-to-air missile system designed for destroying airplanes, helicopters, cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles and short-range ballistic threats (anti-munitions). 42S6 Morfey and tor missile system are Almaz-Antey products and Close-in weapon systems.
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See also
Almaz-Antey products
- 2K12 Kub
- 2K22 Tunguska
- 42S6 Morfey
- 67N6E
- A-235 anti-ballistic missile system
- ABM-1 Galosh
- Aistyonok
- Buk missile system
- KM-SAM
- P-40 radar
- S-125 Neva/Pechora
- S-200 missile system
- S-300 missile system
- S-300VM missile system
- S-350 missile system
- S-400 missile system
- S-500 missile system
- S-75 Dvina
- Tor missile system
- Zoopark-1
Close-in weapon systems
- 2K22 Tunguska
- 30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun
- 42S6 Morfey
- 9M337 Sosna-R
- AK-230
- AK-630
- Aselsan GOKDENIZ
- Autocannon
- Barak 1
- C-RAM
- Close-in weapon system
- DARDO
- Denel 35 mm Dual Purpose Gun
- Goalkeeper CIWS
- HQ-10
- Kashtan CIWS
- Meroka CIWS
- Myriad CIWS
- Nexter Narwhal
- Pantsir-M
- Phalanx CIWS
- RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
- Rheinmetall Oerlikon Millennium Gun
- Rheinmetall Sea Snake 30 mm
- SSTD
- Sea Oryx
- Sea Wolf (missile)
- Sea Zenith
- TY-90
- Tor missile system
- Type 730 CIWS
Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons of Russia
- 42S6 Morfey
- Pantsir missile system
Surface-to-air missiles of Russia
- 42S6 Morfey
- 9K333 Verba
- 9M337 Sosna-R
- Pantsir missile system
- Pantsir-M
- Russian surface-to-air missile design bureaus
- S-300VM missile system
- S-350 missile system
- S-400 missile system
- S-500 missile system
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42S6_Morfey
Also known as Morfey.