The modernized S-300 air defense division entered service
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The air defense of the Western Military District was strengthened by the S-300 Favorite anti-aircraft missile system division. The complexes entered the district after a deep modernization, the press service of the Western Military District said.
The district’s air defense forces were strengthened by the division of the deeply modernized S-300 air defense system. The division has already arrived at the place of deployment in the Voronezh region and has begun to deploy equipment. According to the plans of the command, the division will take up combat duty in October this year.
The calculations of the S-300ПМ-2 Favorite air defense division arrived at the permanent deployment point in the Voronezh region and began accepting weapons and military equipment
- said in a statement.
The district’s press service explained that during the modernization, combat missiles and the mobile control system system were improved. After the upgrade, the anti-aircraft system can hit ballistic targets at a distance of 40 km, and aerodynamic targets - 200 km.
The S-300PM-2 Favorit air defense system is designed for highly effective protection of the most important state facilities and armed forces against massive attacks by modern and promising aircraft, strategic cruise missiles, tactical and operational tactical missiles and other air attack weapons in the entire range of heights and speeds of their combat applications, including in difficult conditions of electronic suppression.
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
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