Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces: the first regiment with S-500 Prometheus air defense missile systems is completing its formation
The Russian army continues to receive the most advanced weapons. Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov reported that the first regiment with anti-aircraft rocket The S-500 Prometheus air defense missile system is completing its development.
To enhance the capabilities of the Russian Federation's aerospace defense system, one Aerospace Forces unit has been formed. The formation of the first regiment equipped with the S-500 anti-aircraft missile system, capable of solving strategic missile defense tasks, is nearing completion
— Gerasimov said at a briefing for military attachés of foreign countries.
Naturally, it is not reported where exactly the missile defense regiment, which has received the latest S-500 air defense system, is deployed. Although this is not very important. The complex is distinguished by its high mobility and rapid deployment speed for combat missions. It can move independently on a wheeled chassis, or be quickly transferred on board military transport aircraft. This makes it possible to deliver Prometheus to any point in Russia in a short time and strengthen the missile defense there.
The new air defense missile systems developed by JSC Almaz-Antey Air Defense Concern are designed to detect and destroy the warheads of medium-range ballistic missiles, as well as intercontinental ballistic missiles at the final section of their trajectory. In addition, the Russian anti-aircraft system is capable of intercepting hypersonic cruise missiles at speeds exceeding Mach 5, and hitting other air targets, including aircraft equipped with airborne early warning systems (AEW). The S-500 is tasked with destroying low-orbit satellites, as well as space-based weapons launched from hypersonic aircraft.
Effective range of destruction of systems Defense/The S-500 missile defense system reaches 600 kilometers, the maximum interception altitude reaches 200 kilometers. The anti-aircraft missile system is capable of tracking up to 100 targets and hitting up to 10 of them using various types of missiles. The S-500 air defense system can use information received from missile attack warning stations (SPRN), operate both in a single air defense system, interacting with the S-400 and S-300 air defense systems, and autonomously. The Yenisei radar detector is significantly more powerful than the S-400 radar and is capable of detecting targets in near space at a range of up to two thousand kilometers.
The Russian military stated that in the future, the new generation of S-500 anti-aircraft missile systems will become the basis of a unified national air and missile defense system of the Russian Armed Forces. Earlier, on December 12 of this year, following a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the CIS, it was decided decision on the creation of a unified integrated air defense system for the Commonwealth countries.
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