The Russian President held a number of meetings in Sochi with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and representatives of the defense industry. As part of the event, Vladimir Putin announced the imminent start of deliveries to the troops of the latest serial S-500 anti-aircraft systems. “Prometheus”.
Making a speech, the Russian leader said, that in the coming years the Russian armed forces will additionally receive more 200 aircrafts, 26 anti-aircraft systems S-350 and S-400, and the delivery of serial S-500 air defense systems will also begin. All this will be a response to US plans to deploy medium-range missiles in Europe..
In May of this year, Putin, also as part of a series of defense meetings, announced the completion of tests of the S-500 air defense system..
Meanwhile, in mid-October, the source, familiar with the situation, reported, that the first brigade set of S-500 air defense systems has already been adopted by one of the anti-aircraft missile brigades from the 15th special army of the VKS, covering Moscow and the Central Industrial District. Also, According to him, the second brigade set of S-500 air defense systems will be delivered to the troops next year in the first half of the year.
Even earlier, in mid-September, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov announced, that the supply of S-500 to the troops began, but the complex is not supplied in full configuration, and in the truncated. He refused to disclose details..
According to open sources, minimum set of equipment for the S-500 “Prometheus” consists of a command post with an automatic control system (ASU), radar complex, multifunctional radar “backlight” and to 12 launchers of anti-aircraft missiles based on tractors of Russian or Belarusian production. About the composition “complete” kit has not yet been announced.
