In the Russian Federation, they wanted to develop an analogue of the IDAS complex for submarin: what happened (photo)

At the same time, in Russia, such developments have been faced with numerous technical difficulties and ended in failures. Defense Express reviewers told about it. Work on the creation of an anti-aircraft missile system (SCR) for submarines in the USSR began in the 1970s. In 1982, KB "Torch" presented a sketch project of a underwater base missile based on a 9M330 rocket from the Thor's ZRC. The launch of the rocket was envisaged from 533 mm of the torpedo apparatus in the underwater position.

However, radio commanding would require a complex system of removal of the rocket to the surface and targeting, or the installation of the head of self -introduction on it. But there were immediately difficulties. 9m330 was controlled by a radio channel, and it was impossible to transfer commands underwater. So, the rocket needed to be taken to the surface, but this required an additional target system that simply did not exist at the time.

Another problem was the behavior of the rocket while leaving the water: even a little excitement made it unstable. As a result, the project was closed and never solved these problems. In the post -Soviet period, Russia tried to revive the idea of ​​underwater SAM. In the early 2000s, the laser project began and then Laser-2. The basis for the new complex was the 9m96 SCRC S-400 with a range of 40-50 km (in the future-120 km for the 9m96m version).

The launch scheme changed: the rocket was proposed to be placed in a special container that the submarine was towing. When the protical helicopter was detected, the container floated, and a rocket started from it. Already in the air, it had to turn into a horizontal position, rotate around its axis and with the help of a radar head of homing (RGS) to look for a target. But again everything turned out to be more difficult than on paper.

The rocket stabilized poorly after the start, the homing head did not have time to capture the goal, and the launch process itself required ideal weather conditions. As a result, the project was closed without achieving acceptable results. It would seem that the lessons of past failures had to teach Russian engineers to avoid difficult decisions. But in 2014, the project was tried to revive again, and it became even less viable.

Now 9m96 missiles decided to launch the winged rockets from mine launches, but for this purpose the submarine had to float to the surface. This variant has actually destroyed the concept of protection of the submarine from aviation: if the submarine is already on the surface, the prototic forces can hit it before the rocket launches. In addition, there was no radar station for guidance. As a result, the project was curtailed again, failing to solve even basic problems.