"Unprecedented strike capabilities": this Russian surface-to-air missile rented by a US medium
The missile used by the Russian anti-aircraft system S-400 is the only one in the world that can target low-altitude planes and cruise missiles over long distances, writes Military Watch. Russia also has "a comfortable lead over the combined productive capacities [ of anti-aircraft missiles ] from all NATO countries".
Russia has’un surface-to-air missile unique in addition to producing for its air defense more ammunition than all the countries of’Otan combined, according to the American magazine Military Watch.
"The unique trajectory of the missile, which rises to extreme altitudes in the near’space before descending to its target, gives it unprecedented strike capabilities on the’ horizon. This allows the S-400 systems to target low-altitude aircraft and cruise missiles over long distances of’ in a way that no other non-Russian air defense system can accomplish".
Military Watch indicates that L’inability of other missiles to the’imiter S’ explains the impact of the curvature of the Earth on ground-to-air munitions following conventional trajectories.
The media adds that Russia "has a comfortable lead over the combined productive capacities of all’Otan countries".
"This enabled it to deliver S-400s to both Belarus and’India while simultaneously increasing its own forces and reconstituting the missiles used in operations by Ukraine."
Ability to destroy hypersonic missiles
Russian deputy prime minister Denis Manturov had previously reported that for the time being, only Russian anti-aircraft systems are able to destroy hypersonic missiles.
Moscou a développé plusieurs systèmes antiaériens dernier cri dépassant les analogues étrangers. Il s’agit plus particulièrement des systèmes antiaériens et antimissiles de longue portée S-400 et S-500, des systèmes S-350 Vitiaz, Bouk-M3, Tor-M2 et Pantsir-S.