42S6 Morfey

42S6 Morfej RZV-MD
Type	Tracked SAM system, TEL
Place of origin	Russia
Service history
Used by	Russia PVO (incorporated with (V)VKO into VKS (VS RF) in 2014-15)
Production history
Designer	Almaz-Antey
Designed	2007
Specifications (Tor-M2)
Main armament	9M338K

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] It is a mobile system with a range of 5 km (3 mi). Development has been ongoing since 2007 and it is supposed to be introduced in 2015.^{[citation needed]} It is reported to feature an omnidirectional cupola-type radar^[2] with Active electronically scanned array.^[3] It is being developed by Almaz-Antey.^[1]

• This system is designated as a short-range air defense system to protect the S-400 missile system from various threats at their terminal phases, and will also act together with the S-350E as a supplement to the S-400 missile system. Together, these systems form part of the Aerospace Defence Forces.^[4]
• Development of Morfey started in 2007. It was planned to be introduced in 2013, however this was delayed until at least 2015.^[5][6][7] The missile system consists of an omnidirectional 29YA6 radar, infrared sensors and 36 missiles.^[4] The missiles have up to 15 km range and an altitude of up to 5000 m.^[8]

9M338K
Type	Surface-to-air missile
Place of origin	Russia
Service history
Used by	Russia PVO now VKS united with VKO
Specifications (9M338K)
Warhead	HE
Engine	Solid-propellant rocket
Propellant	Solid fuel

See also

• 2K22 Tunguska – self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon systemPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Buk missile system – Soviet surface-to-air missile system
• K30 Biho – South Korean Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon
• LD-2000 Gai – Chinese automated close-in weapons systemPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Pantsir missile system – gun and missile anti-aircraft weapon systemPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Tor missile system – Russian surface-to-air missile

References

1. "Morfey". deagel. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
2. "Russia to replace S-300 with Vityaz air defence systems". 20 August 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
3. "42S6 "Morfey" ("Morpheus")" (PDF). p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
4. "Национальная оборона / Оборонно-промышленный комплекс / В интересах ВКО России". oborona.ru. 2 October 2013.
5. Редактор. "В России создаётся новый ЗРК "Морфей"". army-news.ru.
6. "НОВЫЙ ЗРК "МОРФЕЙ"". narod.ru. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
7. ""Морфей" опаздывает на два года". vpk-news.ru. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
8. "Deagel - Morfey". Deagel. 2022.