The S-400 can engage targets at a distance of
400 km and at an altitude of up to 30 km.
MOSCOW, December 1. /TASS/. A new air defense battalion armed with the
most advanced S-400 Triumf missile systems will go on combat duty in the middle
of next week to defend Moscow and Russia’s Central Industrial District, the
Defense Ministry’s press office reported on Friday.
The new air defense missile battalion is expected to assume combat duty in the town of Elektrostal outside Moscow on December 6-7, the ministry said.
The new air defense missile battalion is expected to assume combat duty in the town of Elektrostal outside Moscow on December 6-7, the ministry said.
The S-400
Triumf is the most advanced long-range antiaircraft missile system that went
into service in Russia in 2007. It is designed to destroy aircraft, cruise and
ballistic missiles, including medium-range missiles, and can also be used
against ground objectives.
The S-400
can engage targets at a distance of 400 km and at an altitude of up to 30 km.
Russian
Aerospace Force Deputy Commander-in-Chief Viktor Gumyonny said in April that
the troops started to receive missiles for S-400 systems capable of destroying
targets in outer space.
Source: ITAR-TASS 01-12-2017
