| The Tunguska is a gun/missile system introduced for low-level air defence. The system was designed by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau in Tula, Russia and is manufactured
by the Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant, Ulyanovsk, Russia. It can engage targets while stationary and on the move, using missiles for long-range targets and guns for close-in
defence. It is designed for defence against both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters and can also fire on ground targets.
The various turrets carry up to eight 9M311 surface-to-air missiles as well as two twin-barrel 30mm anti-aircraft guns. These guns have a maximum firing rate of 5,000 rounds
per minute and a range of 3,000m against air targets. This extends to 4,000m against ground targets. They are also fitted with target acquisition & target tracking radars, optical
sight, digital computing system, tilt angle measuring system and navigation equipment. Radar detection range is 18km and tracking range is 16km.
Tunguska entered service with the Russian army in 1988 and has been exported to India, Morocco, Peru and the Ukraine.
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