In March this year, the Russian Air Force adopted the first 10 air defense missile-gun complexes Pantsyr-S, which should gradually replace the old system Tunguska ". Pantsyr-S took part in the Victory Parade in Moscow on May 9.

The first battery ZRPK Pantsyr-S will join the 606 th Air Defence Regiment in Elektrostal near Moscow, said the deputy commander of Air Defense. Several years ago, this regiment was armed with first long-range air defense missile systems S-400 Triumph. "Every system S-400 will be covered by three Pantsyr-S, says the general.

Kolomna bureau Instrumentation (PCU) has begun to develop ZRPK Pantsyr-S in the early 90-ies on the basis of Tunguska.