S-400 can destroy targets in near space, the designers promise

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http://rian.ru/defense_safety/20110408/362299587.html

Sofrino (Moscow Region), April 8 - RIA Novosti. anti-aircraft missile system S-400 will soon engage targets in near space, told reporters Friday in Sofrino deputy director of the Design Bureau "Almaz-Antey" Yuri Soloviev.

"In the near future will be taken into service a new long-range missile for the S-400, which will operate in near space" - said Solovyov.

According to him, now carried the state tests new long-range missiles."These tests are now successful," - he said.

 

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Russia is building for its new air defense system S-400 , a new wide-ranging missile can shoot down targets in the near space.
The prototype of the long-range missile had already been completed and tested, said Yuri Soloviev, deputy head of the Almaz-Antey design offices, the Russian air defense missile manufacturer, on Friday in the Moscow suburb with Sofrinio.
The S-400 system, which will in the next few decades, the core of the Russian air defense can combat a range of 400 kilometers of all types of aircraft over UAVs to intercept cruise missiles and tactical missiles. Also, Stealth aircraft (Stealth) have no chance against the system.
So far, only one regiment equipped with the new systems, which is stationed in the Moscow suburb of Elektrostal. Today, on Friday said a military spokesman said that a second would take up with S-400 missile regiment equipped north of Moscow in May the service. Afterwards, a missile body in the Far East, the new defense system put into service.
Each rule consists of two or three missile divisions, each with eight to twelve S-400 systems. Each system in turn has four missiles that can shoot at a range of 400 km to 50 km altitude targets. By 2020 Russia will provide a total of 56 divisions of S-400.

 

[A.V.]

here they are saying 1 regiment as far as i knew 2 regiments were active by 2010 or am i incorrect ?

 

[shuvo@y2k10]

it this referring to the s-500 or a new missile for the current missile system s-400?

 

[sayareakd]

Each system in turn has four missiles that can shoot at a range of 400 km to 50 km altitude targets. By 2020 Russia will provide a total of 56 divisions of S-400.

this seems to be very low.............

 

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this seems to be very low.............

Each transport truck reportedly carries 12 missiles. Interceptor speeds are MACH 7 to MACH 12.

http://www.missilethreat.com/missiledefensesystems/id.52/system_detail.asp

 

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[bovor]

i don't think so but indian， please buy more weapon from Russian and US

 

[shuvo@y2k10]

i must say that people in ria novotski must go back to school and learn elementary mathematics.the operational altitude of s-400 is given as 30km or 10000 feet.now as per my knowledge 30km is equal to 98425.2 feet.