BUK9M85-60E

BUK9M85-60E is an export variant of the Buk family’s mobile air‑defense missiles, built by Russia’s Almaz‑Antey (or its successors). It belongs to the Buk medium‑range surface‑to‑air system (the Buk‑M1/M2 lineage) and is designed to defend fixed sites and maneuvering formations against aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles and some ballistic missiles. The system is deployed on a motorized launcher with missiles ready to fire, plus a radar and command/control vehicles that perform target detection, tracking and engagement coordination. The “60E” suffix indicates an export configuration, often with specific electronics/interfaces tailored for international customers. The Buk family is known for its mobility, all‑weather operation, rapid redeployment, and the ability to engage multiple targets within a layered air‑defense network.

Public data on BUK9M85-60E are limited. It is reported as an export variant of the Buk family mobile air-defense system. Key features commonly cited:
- Mobility: self-propelled, road-mobile launcher with a six-missile pod plus dedicated radar/command vehicles.
- Role: medium-range air defense; capable of engaging aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles and UAVs.
- Missiles: 9M85-60E-type Buk-class missiles (solid-fuel, designed for salvo launches).
- Engagement envelope (typical Buk family): range in the tens of kilometers; altitude up to roughly 15–16 km.
- Guidance: ground-based fire-control radar illuminates targets; missiles use semi-active terminal guidance with data-link coordination to engage multiple targets.
- Sensors and C2: integrated acquisition/search radar, engagement radar, and battalion-level command-and-control with data sharing.
- Operation: all-weather, day/night capability; rapid reaction and multi-target engagement.
Note: exact specifications vary by source; official public specs for this export variant are scarce.

- Pin count: 6 pins
- Function: Dual IGBT power module (two N-channel IGBTs with anti-parallel diodes) arranged as a half-bridge. Pins correspond to Gate1 (G1), Emitter1 (E1), Collector1 (C1), Gate2 (G2), Emitter2 (E2), and Collector2 (C2).

Manufacturer: Almaz-Antey (JSC Almaz-Antey), a Russian state-owned defense company.
What kind of company: A large state-owned defense contractor/conglomerate that designs and manufactures air defense systems, missiles, radars, and related equipment.

High-power IGBT module for industrial power electronics. Used in:
- 3-phase motor drives (VFDs/servos)
- Industrial inverters (pumps, fans, compressors)
- Renewable energy inverters and energy-storage systems
- UPS and grid-tied power conditioning
- Welding and induction heating equipment
- Other high-current power-electronics applications

IPak package. (ROHM’s isolated IPak power IGBT module.)