Pantsir-M

Pantsir-M is equipped with friend or foe identification system and armed with naval version of the Pantsir's 57E6 missiles and Hermes-K missiles. Its secondary armament are two six-barreled 30×165mm GSh-6-30K/AO-18KD rotary cannons (range 5 km), same as on Kashtan-M. Pantsir-M is fully automated and can engage up to four targets simultaneously at a range of up to 20 km and can operate as a battery of up to four modules. Pantsir-M can intercept sea skimming missiles flying as low as two meters above the surface. If a target isn't sufficiently destroyed by Pantsir's missile attack it can automatically direct its cannons against it. Pantsir-M's phased array radar, electro-optical/infrared targeting and identification system are based on that of Pantsir's 1RS2-1. ==Parameters==

• Range: 20 km • Altitude: 15 km • Reaction time: 3–5 s • Rate of fire: 10,000 rounds per minute ==Versions==

There are two versions: • Pantsir-M: The domestic version • Pantsir-ME: The export version ==Users==

• • Karakurt-class corvette – A class of small missile corvettes designed for the Russian Navy. • Kirov-class battlecruiser: Admiral Nakhimov – A nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser currently undergoing modernization. • • Choe Hyon-class destroyer – A newly launched class of guided-missile destroyers, with the lead ship named Choe Hyon. ==See also==