S-400 missile systems put on combat duty in northwestern Russia

Thứ Sáu, 09/12/2016, 14:29

During the combat duty the S-400 regiments will check their integration in the existing system of air and space defense of the Western Military District.

Several S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems were put on combat duty on Thursday to protect the air borders in northwestern Russia, spokesman for the Western Military District Igor Muginov said.

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"During the combat duty the S-400 regiments will check their integration in the existing system of air and space defense of the Western Military District in the northwestern strategic direction and carry out a series of special trainings," Muginov said.

In August, the S-400 air defense system crews of the Western Military District formation passed retraining courses and performed training firing at the Astrakhan range.

Photo: ITAR -TASS/Dmitry Rogulin

The S-400 Triumf is a long-range anti-aircraft missile system that went into service in 2007. It is designed to target aircraft and cruise missiles at a distance of up to 400 km, it is also able to engage ballistic targets flying at the speed of up to 4.8 km per second at a distance of 60 km.

TASS