drones. In October 2010, Ukrainian Aerotechnica announced a modernized version of S-125 named S-125-2D Pechora. As of 2018 according to the UkrOboronProm, the S-125 surface-to-air missile underwent an integrated modification of all elements, including modernization of missiles, as well as the use of a new radar station built on solid-state elements. The distance of the Ukrainian S-125 modernization's engagement area, 40km, is greater than that of the Russian one. The Vietnamese state-owned agency Viettel Aerospace Institute has unveiled a modernization version of S-125, designated as the S-125-VT. It is expected to enter Vietnamese Air Defence operation in the near future. Operators Current operators No less than 50 Pechora 2M in 2012 + ≈120 Tigray People's Liberation Front 30 units (squadrons) of Pechoras Pechora-2M : 8 systems (batteries) of Pechora-2M air defence systems. 30 launching vehicles. 140 batteries 12 Newa SC 8 batteries 148 Pechora + 30 Pechora-2M Ukrainian Pechora S-125-2D variant with new radar and electronics. To be deployed in Libya and Syria. Pechora-2TM 11 Pechora-2M Ordered 11 new systems, delivered 1 system in 2011 (up to 8 launchers) S-125-2TM and S-125-VT modernized variants majority upgraded to Pechora-2M standard Former operators (scrapped in 2005) (1973 - retired in the Czech Republic in 2002) P-15 "Flat Face" radar. Unknown quantity in service. (retired in the 1990s) (in service from 1978 to 1995) (all destroyed in the 2003 invasion) Islamic State Three launchers captured at Palmyra before being destroyed by the United States. (received in the 1980s, all 84 missiles dismantled and destroyed in 2014) (in service from 1986 to 1998) (retired in the 1990s) Missiles used as targets for training. RM-5V27 Pishal (in service as of 2011) (inoperational by 1992) (retired in 2001) 14 S-125 batteries with a total of about 60 launchers Gallery of radars References Citations Bibliography External links Description of C-125 on the producer site in Russian MissileThreat.com page Federation of American Scientists page Jane's Defence news on Egyptian S-125 upgrade, April 2006 Defencetalk on Egyptian S-125 upgrade, October 2006 S-125 Missile Pictures S-125M1 Neva (SA-3b Goa) SAM Simulator Cold War surface-to-air missiles of the Soviet Union Naval surface-to-air missiles Surface-to-air missiles of the Soviet Union Surface-to-air missiles of Russia Almaz-Antey products Military equipment introduced in the 1960s