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Second S-400 air defense regiment put into service in Russia
16:18 | 17/ 03/ 2009
MOSCOW, March 17 (RIA Novosti) - The second regiment equipped with
advanced S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems has been put into
combat service in Russia, the defense minister said on Tuesday.
In 2007, Russia successfully conducted live firing tests of the S-400
air defense complex at the Kapustin Yar firing range in south Russia's
Astrakhan Region, and deployed the first missile regiment equipped with
the new system to protect the airspace surrounding Moscow and
industrial zones in the center of Russia's European territory.
The S-400 Triumf (SA-21 Growler) air defense system is expected to form
the new cornerstone of Russia's theater air and missile defenses up to
2020 or even 2025.
The S-400 is designed to intercept and destroy airborne targets at a
distance of up to 400 kilometers (250 miles), twice the range of the
U.S. MIM-104 Patriot, and 2.5 times that of the S-300PMU-2.
The system is also believed to be able to destroy stealth aircraft,
cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles, with an effective range of up
to 3,500 kilometers (2,200 miles) and a speed of up to 4.8 kilometers
(3 miles) per second.
A regular S-400 battalion comprises at least eight launchers with 32
missiles and a mobile command post, according to various sources. The
new state arms procurement program until 2015 stipulates the purchase
of enough S-400 air defense systems to arm 18 battalions during this
period.
16:18 | 17/ 03/ 2009
MOSCOW, March 17 (RIA Novosti) - The second regiment equipped with
advanced S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems has been put into
combat service in Russia, the defense minister said on Tuesday.
In 2007, Russia successfully conducted live firing tests of the S-400
air defense complex at the Kapustin Yar firing range in south Russia's
Astrakhan Region, and deployed the first missile regiment equipped with
the new system to protect the airspace surrounding Moscow and
industrial zones in the center of Russia's European territory.
The S-400 Triumf (SA-21 Growler) air defense system is expected to form
the new cornerstone of Russia's theater air and missile defenses up to
2020 or even 2025.
The S-400 is designed to intercept and destroy airborne targets at a
distance of up to 400 kilometers (250 miles), twice the range of the
U.S. MIM-104 Patriot, and 2.5 times that of the S-300PMU-2.
The system is also believed to be able to destroy stealth aircraft,
cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles, with an effective range of up
to 3,500 kilometers (2,200 miles) and a speed of up to 4.8 kilometers
(3 miles) per second.
A regular S-400 battalion comprises at least eight launchers with 32
missiles and a mobile command post, according to various sources. The
new state arms procurement program until 2015 stipulates the purchase
of enough S-400 air defense systems to arm 18 battalions during this
period.