The 9S32M1 is a tracked multi-channel missile guidance radar in the S-300V air-defense family. It coordinates target tracking and missile guidance for S-300V batteries, giving the system a central fire-control element for engaging aircraft, cruise missiles, drones, and some ballistic threats. Ukrainian reporting in January 2026 documented a Russian 9S32M1 being struck in Donetsk region during the Russia-Ukraine War.
Documented in Russian S-300V service when Ukrainian 412th Nemesis Brigade drone operators struck a Russian 9S32M1 radar in Donetsk region on January 5, 2026; Ukrainian and defense reporting identify the radar as a core guidance component for the battery.
Role detailsOpen sources use several closely related 9S32 designations across the S-300V family. This entry is centered on the 9S32M1 designation reported in Russian S-300V/S-300V4 service, while the broader family includes baseline 9S32 and export or upgraded forms.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9S32 | Baseline S-300V engagement radar | The original S-300V family uses the 9S32 multi-channel guidance station as the battery-level engagement radar. Sources: S-300V Missile System |
| 9S32M1 | Modernized Russian S-300V guidance radar | January 2026 reporting identifies the 9S32M1 as the three-coordinate, multi-channel missile guidance radar struck in Donetsk region. Sources: UNITED24 9S32M1 Radar Strike, Defense Express 9S32 Strike |
| 9S32ME | Export S-300VM / Antey-2500 guidance radar designation | S-300VM and Antey-2500 references use related export guidance-radar designations within the tracked S-300V branch. |
The radar is not a standalone launcher; its battlefield value comes from coordinating S-300V-family launchers, command posts, and missile channels.
| Compatible item | Item type | Compatibility evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Long-range surface-to-air missile family | The catalog's S-300 family page covers the broader S-300V branch that uses 9S32-family engagement radars alongside tracked launch and command vehicles. Sources: S-300 Missile Threat, S-300V Missile System |
The 9S32-family vehicle is the engagement and missile-guidance node for S-300V batteries, working with command, surveillance, launch, and reload vehicles rather than firing missiles by itself.
Defense Express and UNITED24 describe the radar as able to guide up to 12 missiles against six airborne targets.
Sources: Defense Express 9S32 Strike; UNITED24 9S32M1 Radar Strike.
S-300V is the tracked army air-defense branch of the S-300 family, with anti-aircraft and anti-ballistic missile roles.
Sources: S-300 Missile Threat; S-300V Air and Missile Defense System.
When the engagement radar is disabled, the remaining launch and support vehicles lose the central radar channel needed for normal battery combat work until a replacement is available.
Source: Defense Express 9S32 Strike.
CSIS places full deployment of the S-300V system in 1988, after phased introduction of S-300V elements in the 1980s.
Sources: S-300 Missile Threat
Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance's S-300V timeline identifies 2014 as the year Russia was outfitted with its first S-300VM systems with improved radar technology.
Sources: S-300V Air and Missile Defense System
Ukrainian and defense reporting said operators from the 412th Nemesis Brigade struck a Russian 9S32M1 radar belonging to an S-300V system in Donetsk region.
Sources: UNITED24 9S32M1 Radar Strike, Defense Express 9S32 Strike
