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Russia to Deploy S-400 Systems Around Moscow by August

July 25, 2007 :: RIA-Novosti :: News

Russia will deploy the first air- and missile-defense battalion of the new S-400 systems around Moscow on August 6, according to a Russian Air Force spokesman.  "A battalion equipped with S-400 Triumf air defense systems and a command post will be put on combat duty [around Moscow] August 6," Colonel Alexander Drobyshevsky told a news conference July 24.  The S-400 Triumf is a new defense system developed by the Almaz Central Design Bureau as an upgrade of the S-300 family.  The system is said to be effective against stealth aircraft and cruise and ballistic missiles at a range of up to 400 kilometers. Russia successfully conducted live firing tests of the S-400 complex at the Kapustin Yar firing range in the Astrakhan Region on July 12-13. (Article)

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