Russia’s S-400 Triumf
is the latest medium-and long-range surface-to-air missile system that went
into service in 2007.
KALININGRAD, March 4.
/TASS/. A new regiment set of Russia’s most advanced S-400 long-range
surface-to air missile systems has arrived for the Baltic Fleet under the
defense procurement plan, the Fleet’s press office reported on Monday.
"The new S-400
Triumf air defense missile system has arrived at its permanent base in the
Kaliningrad Region from the Kapustin Yar practice range in the Astrakhan Region
after its initial live-fire tests were conducted successfully," the press
office said.
The S-400 regiment
set will be fully deployed to protect the airspace of Russia’s westernmost
region by the end of next week, 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.
Each S-400
surface-to-air missile system can engage 36 targets at a time. The S-400 is the
sole system that can selectively operate with more than four types of missiles
with different liftoff weights and the firing range, thus creating
multi-layered defense.
Source: ITAR-TASS
05-03-2019
