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The S-500 Prometheus (Russian: C-500 Прометей), also known as 55R6M "Triumfator-M", [5] is a Russian surface-to-air missile/anti-ballistic missile system supplementing the S-400 and the A-235 ABM missile system. [6] The S-500 was developed by the Almaz-Antey Air Defence Concern.
The A-135 [5] (NATO: ABM-4 Gorgon) is a Russian anti-ballistic missile system deployed around Moscow to intercept incoming warheads targeting the city or its surrounding areas. The system was designed in the Soviet Union and entered service in 1995. It is a successor to the previous A-35, and complies with the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty ...
In 2016, Russian anti-aircraft missile troops received upgraded guided missiles for S-300 and S-400 defense systems. [55] The anti-aircraft version of the missile system, designed to destroy aircraft, cruise, and ballistic missiles, can also be used against ground targets. [ 56 ]
Missile defense systems are a type of missile defense intended to shield a country against incoming missiles, such as intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) or other ballistic missiles. The United States , Russia , India , France , Israel , Italy , United Kingdom , China and Iran have all developed missile defense systems.
The branch was formed in 2015 during the creation of the Russian Aerospace Forces as the branch responsible for all strategic land-based air defense. [2] The Air Defense Forces (PVO) were a separate branch of the Russian Armed Forces from 1992 until 1998, when it was merged into the Russian Air Force. In 2010 the four corps and seven divisions ...
By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) -Russia is boosting its ballistic arsenal with new strategic missile systems, plans maximum-range launches and may increase testing in response to growing external threats ...
Russia on Friday condemned an executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump to build a new missile defence shield, accusing the United States of trying to upset the global nuclear balance and ...
The Russian Aerospace Forces (Russian: VKS) [2] or Russian Air and Space Forces [3] [a] comprise the aerial, space warfare, and missile defence branches of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It was established on 1 August 2015 with the merging of the Russian Air Force (VVS) and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces (VVKO), as ...