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Second Battery of S-400 Interceptors to be Deployed in Moscow in 2008

January 22, 2008 :: RIA-Novosti :: News

Colonel-General Yuri Solovyov, head of Russia’s Air Force Special Command, announced on January 21 that a second S-400 Triumf regiment would be deployed in the Moscow region “by the end of 2008.”  The first regiment was deployed after a successful test of the S-400 last year. 

 

The S-400 is designed to defend against ballistic and cruise missiles and stealth aircraft at a distance of up to 400 kilometers, said to be twice the range of the U.S. Patriot interceptor.  The Colonel-General added that he wanted to expand the S-400's capabilities to intercept targets at even higher altitudes.  "We already have new missiles for the S-400 anti-aircraft system. These are surface-to-air missiles. We also need high-altitude missiles that can destroy targets in near space," he said. The S-400 will constitute the backbone of Russia’s theater air and missile defenses until 2020 or 2025. (Article)

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