9S32 Grill Pan Tracking Radar is the designation of the Soviet, and now Russian, mobile radar system intended primarily for tracking air targets from the Cold War and modern times. Risking some inaccuracy, it can be assumed that the production of these radar systems started in the early 1980s, and the first units entered service in the Soviet Army in 1983, although they reached full operability around 1988-1989. The 9S32 Grill Pan Tracking Radar is dedicated to the S-300V surface-to-air missile system (NATO code: SA-12 Gladiator). The presented system is a multi-range radar dedicated primarily to targeting targets: both aircraft and short and medium-range ballistic missiles. It is assumed that the radar can track 6 targets simultaneously and target a target to its own 6 missiles. In the 9S32-1 version, the detection range for a jet-sized target is 150 kilometers, while in the 9S32M version, the detection range is 200 km, with a ballistic missile-sized target the system can detect from a distance of 120-140 km, and a fighter-sized target from 140 kilometers.
The S-300 (NATO code: SA-10 Grumble) is the Soviet, and currently Russian, surface-to-air air defense and ballistic anti-ballistic system. Design works on this system probably started in 1967, but production started only in 1975, probably continuing with breaks until 2011. In the case of the early versions of the S-300P system, the projectile (effector) is, for example, the 5W55R, with a range of 75 kilometers, a maximum ceiling of 25,000 meters, and the mass of the warhead does not exceed 133 kilograms.
The S-300 is essentially a whole family of anti-aircraft and ballistic defense systems, which was developed by the Almaz-Antiej works, but often in close cooperation with other entities, e.g. Zakłady Mechaniczne im. Kalinina or the Mariinsky Machine Factory. Initially, the system was dedicated to destroying enemy air targets and tactical missiles, but over time, it began to develop its ability to combat ballistic missiles. The system is dedicated primarily to providing air defense to own cities, administrative centers, military bases and airports. Many development versions of this system were created in the course of production. For example, the version of the S-300W system (also called Antiej-250 and Antiej -3000) is designed to fight enemy aircraft and its tactical missiles (e.g. MGM-52 Lance or Pershing II), and its range in the latest versions reaches 200 kilometers. In turn, the version of the S-300P system is dedicated primarily to destroying enemy aircraft and helicopters, with a maximum range of 200 kilometers.