In the West: The superiority of the Russians in terms of the S-500 air defense system is that neither the United States nor China has anything like it, even in the long term
The Western press is actively discussing the tests of the newest S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile system, carried out not so long ago in Russia, which will soon begin to enter the Russian air defense forces. British (Scottish) expert Morton Shillingford expresses his opinion on this matter.
According to Schillingford, "if you believe the characteristics of the S-500 voiced by Russian officials, then this is a truly unique air and missile defense system."
It is unambiguously superior to all existing air defense missile defense systems in the world.
The West also adds that "the superiority of the Russians in terms of the S-500 air defense system is that neither the United States nor China has anything like this, even in the future." In particular, they noted the possibility of the Prometheus missiles to destroy targets at any "atmospheric" altitudes at which airplanes, helicopters and missiles can fly, as well as at "space" heights - that is, in near space. In the second case, Western experts speak of the S-500 as an anti-satellite weapons.
Indeed, if the S-500 "Prometheus" air defense missile system is capable of destroying targets at altitudes up to 200 km, then it is capable of at least disrupting the work of enemy satellite groups. For example, in the case of a military operation of NATO countries against Russia, the calculations of the S-500 air defense system are capable of destroying satellites that are affiliated with satellites of the global positioning system (for example, GPS), which will reduce the effectiveness of the anti-Russian operation to a minimum. It was noted that without a satellite navigation system "there will be problems with the accuracy of the use of weapons, including missiles." The GPS satellites themselves are at altitudes unattainable for the air defense missile system, but there are a number of signal "repeaters" that may already become available targets.
Morton Shillingford:
The S-500 anti-aircraft missile system clearly outperforms both the American Patriot Advanced Capability 3 and the Russian S-400 of the previous generation.
During the discussion of modern (hypothetical) warfare, special attention is paid to the satellite component. And this is understandable. After all, the technologies of the combat use of one or another weapon are often linked to the need to accurately determine the coordinates of the target. When the enemy satellites are disabled, this activity will be significantly hampered.
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