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S-400 MISSILES TO BE DEPLOYED IN RUSSIA'S FAR EAST
PanARMENIAN.Net
March 30, 2012 - 22:48 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - S-400 Triumph air defense missile systems will be
deployed in Russia's Far East before the end of the year, Far East Air
Force and Air Defense Force chief Col. Sergei Dronov said on Friday,
March 30.
The Space Defense Forces are currently equipped with different
modifications of the Soviet-era S-300 system.
"We are receiving new S-400 Triumphs this year as part of a
modernization program," Dronov told Ekho Moskvy radio, RIA Novosti
reported.
He did not say how many systems will be deployed, but Air Force chief
of staff Major General Viktor Bondarev said in mid-March that one
S-400 battalion was currently being deployed at Nakhodka [Russia's
Far East], a second will be based near Moscow, and a third in the
Air Force and Air Defense Force chief command.
The Russian Armed Forces currently have two S-400 regiments, both near
Moscow, and a third regiment is to be deployed in the Baltic Fleet.
The S-400 Triumph long- to medium-range surface-to-air missile
system can effectively engage any aerial target, including aircraft,
unmanned aerial vehicles, and cruise and ballistic missiles at up to
400 kilometers and an altitude of up to 30 kilometers.
The Russian Defense Ministry has said there are no plans so far to
export the S-400. It will be produced only for the Russian Armed
Forces.
PanARMENIAN.Net
March 30, 2012 - 22:48 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - S-400 Triumph air defense missile systems will be
deployed in Russia's Far East before the end of the year, Far East Air
Force and Air Defense Force chief Col. Sergei Dronov said on Friday,
March 30.
The Space Defense Forces are currently equipped with different
modifications of the Soviet-era S-300 system.
"We are receiving new S-400 Triumphs this year as part of a
modernization program," Dronov told Ekho Moskvy radio, RIA Novosti
reported.
He did not say how many systems will be deployed, but Air Force chief
of staff Major General Viktor Bondarev said in mid-March that one
S-400 battalion was currently being deployed at Nakhodka [Russia's
Far East], a second will be based near Moscow, and a third in the
Air Force and Air Defense Force chief command.
The Russian Armed Forces currently have two S-400 regiments, both near
Moscow, and a third regiment is to be deployed in the Baltic Fleet.
The S-400 Triumph long- to medium-range surface-to-air missile
system can effectively engage any aerial target, including aircraft,
unmanned aerial vehicles, and cruise and ballistic missiles at up to
400 kilometers and an altitude of up to 30 kilometers.
The Russian Defense Ministry has said there are no plans so far to
export the S-400. It will be produced only for the Russian Armed
Forces.