The new Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system was presented in Russia. Unlike the well-known Pantsir air defense missile and gun system, there are no 30-mm automatic cannons now. The Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system is a short-range air defense system, and is now also designed to combat UAVs, including massive air raids. The Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system was shown as a separate combat module, which can be mounted on different chassis or stationary objects. The Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system consists of a surveillance radar, a multifunctional phased radar, and an electro-optical system.
The air defense system can detect targets with an effective dispersion area of less than one square meter at a range of up to 40 km, while it can track up to 40 targets, whether it fully detects FPV drones is unknown. The Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system is equipped with two types of missiles. The 57E6E missile with a radio command control system, the range of target destruction from 1200 to 20000 meters, the altitude of target destruction from 15 meters to 15 km. The probability of hitting the target from 0.7 to 0.9. And the TKB-1055 mini missile designed to intercept drones, 4 missiles of this type can be placed in the TKB-1056 container. The TKB-1055 missile can destroy targets at a range of 500 to 7000 meters and an altitude of 15 to 5000 meters. The Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system can be equipped with a combination of 12 57E6E missiles or 48 TKB-1055 missiles.