It is built around a surface-to-air missile with command guidance. Following its first deployment in 1957 it became one of the most widely deployed air defence systems in history.

The S-75 Dvina (Russian: С-75; NATO reporting name SA-2 Guideline) is a Soviet-designed, high-altitude air defense system, built around a command guided surface-to-air missile. Since its first …

Apr 12, 2025 · Introduced in the mid-1960s, the S-75 radically transformed the Cold War-era battlefield, forcing American pilots and planners to adapt to a new and deadlier threat than any Soviet air defense...

Dec 22, 2025 · The SA-2 Guideline (Russian denomination S-75 ) is a low- to high-altitude , command guided, surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. Since its first deployment in 1957, it has become the …

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Apr 8, 2022 · Those special qualities that separate one land system design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the SA-2 (Guideline) / S-75 Dvina …

Aug 30, 2018 · The Soviet-made S-75 Dvina (NATO reporting name SA-2 Guideline) surface-to-air missile was a Cold War design adapted for nonnuclear warfare. The S-75’s SM-63-1 launcher could …

In American bombing of North Vietnam in 1965-1966 and 1972-1973, it downed from 68 to 105 American fighters and 15 B-52 bombers.

Following the preliminary design studies, two subsequent contracts were awarded to Bell Helicopter, and Sikorsky Aircraft to design, build, test, and fly technology demonstrators. The Sikorsky demonstrator …

Planning began in 1952 and testing began a few years later. It is relatively simple with the missile guided to its target by ground based systems. It was first demonstrated to the West in 1957 and first used …