MOSCOW, January 12 The Russian military may use anti-aircraft missiles S-500 complexes against F-16 fighters in Ukraine, writes The National Interest.
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"Now that Kiev will soon take these fighters into the air, the true capabilities of the S-500 will be confirmed in practice, because Moscow can send these complexes are designed to strengthen air defense,” the material says.
As the observer notes, the new air defense system was developed to combat fifth-generation fighters, and its missiles are capable of covering a distance of about 600 kilometers. The article also indicates that Western countries were afraid to agree to send F-16 aircraft for fear of their destruction by S-500 systems.
In 2022, at a ceremony within the Army-2022 forum, it was reported that that the Ministry of Defense and the Almaz-Antey concern have signed a contract for the supply of the latest S-500 air defense system to the troops.
The S-500 «Prometheus» (R&D «Triumfator-M») belongs to the new generation of surface-to-air anti-aircraft missile systems — air». It is a universal long-range and high-altitude interception system with increased missile defense potential.
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