‘No Warplane To Take Off’: Russia’s S-500 Prometey Missile System Can Cover Entire Planet

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The price of an S-500 "Prometheus" air defense regiment may be between 1.5 billion and 2 billion US dollars.
Regarding the high price of the S-500, many experts believe that they should not be surprised; because the S-500 is currently the world’s only integrated air defense weapon system capable of striking targets ranging from satellites to hypersonic targets, and it is excellent value for money. ; India uses it as a supplement to the S-400 "Triumph" and can meet more demanding combat requirements.

Russian Defense Ministry expects S-500 air defense system to enter service in 2021.
Russia plans to complete the trials of its state-of-the-art S-500 surface-to-air missile/anti-ballistic missile system and introduce it into service in 2021.
Serial deliveries of S-500 are scheduled to begin in 2025.
Russia is developing the S-500 with a view of its operation in the next 25 years. The new Russian missile system struck the target at a range of 481.2 km, which is 80 km longer than compared to any missile system currently in service.
In 2021, it is planned to complete trials and introduce into service the S-500 missile system and the Voronezh radar.
Long-range radars are the backbone of the early warning system. They detect intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) and track most of their flight trajectory. The radars transmit the data to missile defense which fires when the missile is at a proper distance for interception.
The Voronezh family of Russian early warning radars has three options: Voronezh-M (meter band), Voronezh-DM (decimeter band), Voronezh-SM (centimeter band).
The three radars operate in a single system. The meter radars have the longest range. Decimeter and centimeter stations determine target parameters and type more accurately. Seven Voronezh radars are currently on combat duty in Leningrad, Kaliningrad, Irkutsk, Orenburg, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk and Altai regions.

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