MOSCOW, May 22. New Russian anti-aircraft missile system S- 500 will be able to destroy the most sophisticated Western weapons of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, writes The National Interest.
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"Activation of the S-500 Prometheus system into the Russian arsenal could change the course of the conflict and provide Moscow with a noticeable advantage,” the material says.
The observer emphasized that the new air defense system of the Russian military is designed not only to destroy enemy aircraft of the latest generation, but also capable of striking low-orbit satellites.
In April, former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported that in 2024 the Russian army would receive the first samples of the new generation S-500 anti-aircraft missile system in two modifications, anti-aircraft missile systems S-400, S-300V4, «Buk-M3», «Tor-M2U» and a new generation radar.
S-500 «Prometheus» (ROC «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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