.Russia builds missile shield
Russia has built a missile defence shield covering two-thirds of the country, said a top military commander.
The new system will provide protection against missile attacks on Moscow and central Russia, where most of the industry is located, said Lieutenant General Valery Ivanov, commander of the newly formed air-and-space forces.
The missile defence system, which features S-300 and S-400 long-range anti-missiles, is undergoing tests and will become operational by December 1, he told reporters on Friday.
The S-400 system boasts more advanced jamming resistance features, more target engagement channels and enhanced capabilities to hit high-speed targets than its predecessor, S-300, according to specialists.
By 2015 the air-and-space command will begin inducting a new missile system, S-500, said General Ivanov. It is a fifth-generation surface-to-air missile capable of intercepting hypersonic ballistic targets flying in near space at a speed of 5 km per second.
The news was announced on the same day Russia's NATO envoy Dmitry Rogozin met senior U.S. officials in Washington to discuss possible cooperation on missile defence. Moscow is seeking legal guarantees that the missile shield the U.S. is building for Europe will not target Russian strategic missiles. Mr. Rogozin said if the sides reach agreement Russia will accordingly modify its own missile defence system. Otherwise, the Russian missile shield will target U.S. missiles deployed in Europe.
The Hindu
The new system will provide protection against missile attacks on Moscow and central Russia, where most of the industry is located, said Lieutenant General Valery Ivanov, commander of the newly formed air-and-space forces.
The missile defence system, which features S-300 and S-400 long-range anti-missiles, is undergoing tests and will become operational by December 1, he told reporters on Friday.
The S-400 system boasts more advanced jamming resistance features, more target engagement channels and enhanced capabilities to hit high-speed targets than its predecessor, S-300, according to specialists.
By 2015 the air-and-space command will begin inducting a new missile system, S-500, said General Ivanov. It is a fifth-generation surface-to-air missile capable of intercepting hypersonic ballistic targets flying in near space at a speed of 5 km per second.
The news was announced on the same day Russia's NATO envoy Dmitry Rogozin met senior U.S. officials in Washington to discuss possible cooperation on missile defence. Moscow is seeking legal guarantees that the missile shield the U.S. is building for Europe will not target Russian strategic missiles. Mr. Rogozin said if the sides reach agreement Russia will accordingly modify its own missile defence system. Otherwise, the Russian missile shield will target U.S. missiles deployed in Europe.
The Hindu
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