Russia strives to develop shipborne anti-air weapons
Developing and fielding shipborne anti-access/area denial systems has proven problematic
Today, the Russian defence industry manufactures a wide variety of land-based anti-air systems for domestic use and export, but it only has a limited offering of naval SAM systems. The reasons are prosaic — Moscow’s current military shipbuilding programme for large- and medium-size surface combatants is relatively modest and export deals are sporadic.
However, the Russian Navy is seeking to provide its new-generation warships with adequate protection against existing high-tech threats and to some extent is getting ready to respond to future airborne threats in the new era of Great Power Competition.
It is unclear how successful Russia has been
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