Sergei Shoigu spoke about the meetings in Sochi
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Russian President Vladimir Putin made a special emphasis on the importance of the advanced development of air defense and missile defense systems, the Russian minister noted.
In Russia, work is underway to create a new S-550 air defense system. This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a conference call with the leadership of the Russian armed forces in Moscow, reports Interfax on Tuesday, November 9th.
According to Shoigu, from November 1 to 3, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a series of meetings in Sochi with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and enterprises of the country’s defense-industrial complex.
“Measures were considered to adequately respond to changes in the situation near the Russian borders. Much attention was paid to improving the country’s aerospace defense system. S-500, S-550, “the message says.
Until now, it has not been reported about the development of the C-550 system. There is also no data on its characteristics.
Recall that in July of this year, Russia signed a contract for the supply of the first batch anti-aircraft missile systems S-500 Prometheus… It was concluded by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the Almaz-Antey concern of the East Kazakhstan region. Now underway state tests of the S-500 air defense system on one of the polygons.
It was argued that Prometheus is capable of destroying all existing and potential means of aerospace attack, including warheads of intercontinental ballistic missiles at altitudes up to 200 km and at ranges up to 500 km.
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