The combat crews of
air defense systems detected the notional enemy’s aircraft and helicopters and
conducted electronic missile launches.
SEVASTOPOL, October
17. /TASS/. Air defense troops fired S-400 and Pantsir anti-aircraft missile
systems to defend facilities against an attack by a notional enemy’s aircraft
and helicopters in Crimea drills, the press office of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
reported on Thursday.
"During the
drills in Crimea, the crews of aircraft and helicopters of the Black Sea
Fleet’s naval aviation ‘attacked’ installations that were defended by the crews
of S-400 Triumf and Pantsir air defense systems. The crews of Su-24 and Su-30
planes and Mi-8 and Ka-27 helicopters from the Black Sea Fleet’s naval aviation
simulated targets for the air defense alert forces," the press office said
in a statement.
During the drills,
the aircraft and helicopters performed their assignments both at top speeds at
a maximum distance from radar-covered areas and at ultra-low altitudes following
terrain features, which complicated the task for air defense forces.
In turn, the combat
crews of air defense systems detected the notional enemy’s aircraft and
helicopters and conducted electronic missile launches.
Overall, the drills
involved five aircraft and three helicopters, including Su-24MR reconnaissance
planes, Su-24M frontline bombers, Su-30SM multirole fighters, Mi-8 and Ka-27
helicopters and S-400 Triumf and Pantsir systems from the Southern Military
District’s Air Force and Air Defense Army.
Russia’s S-400 Triumf
(NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) is the latest long- and medium-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 up to 400
km and at an altitude of up to 30 km under intensive enemy fire and jamming.
The Pantsir-S1 (NATO
reporting name: SA-22 Greyhound) is a ground-based self-propelled
surface-to-air missile/gun system designed to shield military and civilian
facilities, including long-range air defense systems, from all modern and
future air attack weapons.
The Pantsir mounted
on the truck chassis for greater mobility is armed with two 30mm guns, each of
which is capable of firing up to 40 rounds per second, as well as 12
anti-aircraft missiles.
Source: ITAR-TASS
17-10-2019
