Russia’s S-400 Triumf
is the latest medium-and long-range surface-to-air missile system that went
into service in 2007.
SIMFEROPOL, February
8. /TASS/. Combat teams of an S-400 air defense missile battalion from the
Southern Military District’s Air Force and Air Defense Army conducted drills in
Crimea to deploy advanced S-400 missile systems, the Black Sea Fleet’s press
office reported on Friday.
"The launchers
performed a march on their own to the designated positioning area where the
military hardware was readied from its travel to its combat position. After
that, the combat crews checked the position of the surface-to-air missile
systems on the ground," the press office said.
The combat crews
searched for and engaged a controlling target simulated by an unmanned aerial
vehicle. During the subsequent stages of the drills, the crews will make
electronic launches of missiles against notional air targets, the press office
said.
The S-400 Triumf
mobile multi-channel air defense missile system is designed to defend vital
military facilities and infrastructural installations and features better
capabilities compared to its S-300PM predecessor.
Russia’s S-400 Triumf
is the latest medium-and long-range surface-to-air missile system that went
into service in 2007. It is designed to destroy aircraft, cruise and ballistic
missiles, and can also be used against ground installations. The S-400 can
engage targets at a distance of 400 km and at an altitude of up to 30 km.
Source: ITAR-TASS
08-02-2019
