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RUSSIA DEPLOYS S-400 AIR DEFENSE MISSILES
PanARMENIAN.Net
February 21, 2012 - 17:17 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - New S-400 Triumf air defense systems have been
delivered to Russia's Western Military District and will be put
on alert duty in a month, district commander Arkady Bakhin said on
Tuesday, February 21, RIA Novosti reported.
He did not say exactly where the missiles will be stationed.
Air Force Commander Alexander Zelin previously said S-400 systems
would be deployed near Russia's borders in 2012.
Some of them will most likely be placed in the Russian exclave of
Kaliningrad in response to the planned European missile shield,
which Moscow considers a threat to its national security.
Russia currently has two S-400 regiments protecting the airspace
around Moscow.
State-controlled arms exporter Rosoboronexport has said Russia will
not export S-400 systems before 2015 and may not start deliveries to
Belarus and Kazakhstan until after 2014.
The S-400 (SA-21 Growler) air defense system is expected to form the
cornerstone of Russia's theater air and missile defenses by 2020.
The S-400 can engage targets at a range of up to 400 kilometers and an
altitude of 40,000-50,000 meters. The system uses an array of assets
optimized for engaging ballistic and cruise missiles.
PanARMENIAN.Net
February 21, 2012 - 17:17 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - New S-400 Triumf air defense systems have been
delivered to Russia's Western Military District and will be put
on alert duty in a month, district commander Arkady Bakhin said on
Tuesday, February 21, RIA Novosti reported.
He did not say exactly where the missiles will be stationed.
Air Force Commander Alexander Zelin previously said S-400 systems
would be deployed near Russia's borders in 2012.
Some of them will most likely be placed in the Russian exclave of
Kaliningrad in response to the planned European missile shield,
which Moscow considers a threat to its national security.
Russia currently has two S-400 regiments protecting the airspace
around Moscow.
State-controlled arms exporter Rosoboronexport has said Russia will
not export S-400 systems before 2015 and may not start deliveries to
Belarus and Kazakhstan until after 2014.
The S-400 (SA-21 Growler) air defense system is expected to form the
cornerstone of Russia's theater air and missile defenses by 2020.
The S-400 can engage targets at a range of up to 400 kilometers and an
altitude of 40,000-50,000 meters. The system uses an array of assets
optimized for engaging ballistic and cruise missiles.