Pantsir-ME – Deadly Russian CIWS Goes to Sea

"On Dec. 27, Syrian militants fired three Grad rockets at the Hmeymim air base used by the Russian military forces deployed in Syria. Two of them were intercepted by Russia’s Pantsir air-defense (AD) system, while the third, which deviated from its trajectory, landed in the outskirts of the city of Jebla. Once again, the Pantsir AD system proved to be highly efficient under real combat conditions. It can first launch missiles, and if they miss, its artillery shells will finish the job. This was not the first time that this weapon had saved the lives of Russian servicemen. The Pantsir successfully intercepted three rockets targeting Hmeymim in late March. It is a truly formidable close-in weapon system (CIWS -“sea-whiz”), which few other last-ditch systems can measure up to.

Now the famous AD/gun system is going to sea. It was reported in late December 2017 that the seaborne Pantsir-ME version would be undergoing tests in 2018. "It will be tested beginning next year, first on the land-based stand and then it will be installed on one of the ships," stated the CEO of the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau, Alexander Shlyakhtenko. He claims that the trials are scheduled to continue for one or two years..."

at https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/01/31/pantsir-me-deadly-russian-ciws-goes-sea.html