17:1112/04/2010
In August 2007, a
battalion in Elektrostal near Moscow became the first military unit to
receive S-400 Triumf (SA-21 Growler) surface-to-air missile systems
after official state acceptance. These SAMs have been guarding Moscow
Region air space ever since.
The S-300 is the system that the Russians plan to sell to Iran and Venezuela.
The S-400 Triumf (Russian: C-400 is a new generation air defense system developed by Russia's Almaz Central Design Bureau as an upgrade of the S-300 family.
The S-400's NATO reporting name is SA-21 Growler, and the system was previously known as S-300PMU-3. It overshadows the capabilities of the other systems from the S-300 series, and its range is claimed to be at least two times the MIM-104 Patriot system's.
According to Russian sources, the S-400 is capable of detecting and simultaneously engaging six targets out to a range of 400 km (250 miles), including aircraft, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles up to the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty limits of a range of 3,500 km and a speed of 4.8 km/s.
The missile is may have improved capabilities to counter stealth aircraft. The S-400 is expected to be superseded by the future S-500 missile, with development expected to be completed by 2012. Unconfirmed sources from the Russian Army claim the S-400 is capable to outclass the American MIM-104 Patriot Missile in terms of altitude reached, speed, and accuracy.
The S-300 is the system that the Russians plan to sell to Iran and Venezuela.
The S-400 Triumf (Russian: C-400 is a new generation air defense system developed by Russia's Almaz Central Design Bureau as an upgrade of the S-300 family.
The S-400's NATO reporting name is SA-21 Growler, and the system was previously known as S-300PMU-3. It overshadows the capabilities of the other systems from the S-300 series, and its range is claimed to be at least two times the MIM-104 Patriot system's.
According to Russian sources, the S-400 is capable of detecting and simultaneously engaging six targets out to a range of 400 km (250 miles), including aircraft, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles up to the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty limits of a range of 3,500 km and a speed of 4.8 km/s.
The missile is may have improved capabilities to counter stealth aircraft. The S-400 is expected to be superseded by the future S-500 missile, with development expected to be completed by 2012. Unconfirmed sources from the Russian Army claim the S-400 is capable to outclass the American MIM-104 Patriot Missile in terms of altitude reached, speed, and accuracy.
sources: Ria Novosti and Wikipedia
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