OREANDA-NEWS. September 17, 2009. One of the most interesting “ground based” exhibits of the International Aerospace Salon (MAKS-2009) which opened on 18 August in Zhukovsky was a combined surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery weapon system 96K6 Pantsir-S1 installed on KAMAZ-6560 chassis (6x6).

Pantsir-S1 is developed and serially produced by KBP Instrument Design Bureau of Tula to be delivered to foreign customers. It is designed for AD of small-size military and industrial objects and areas against aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles and high-precision weapons, as well as AD groups coverage while repelling mass air threats.

The air defence/missile gun system includes several support vehicles based on multipurpose KAMAZ chassis of a Mustang line. KAMAZ-6350 (8x8) and KAMAZ-5350 (6x6) were used for transporter-loaders, mechanic maintenance vehicles, electronic maintenance vehicles, adjustment vehicles, spare parts vehicles and mobile trainers, etc.