The first regiment with the S-500 "Prometheus" anti-aircraft missile system is completing its formation. This was announced at a briefing for military attachés of foreign states by the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov.
According to him, the new formation of the Aerospace Forces was formed to increase the capabilities of the air and space defense system of the Russian Federation.
The formation of the first regiment equipped with the S-500 anti-aircraft missile system, capable of solving the tasks of strategic missile defense, is nearing completion.
The main task of the new S-500 air defense system is to combat the warheads of intercontinental ballistic missiles and medium-range ballistic missiles in the terminal phase of the trajectory. The complex also includes the destruction of airborne command posts, hypersonic cruise missiles, AWACS aircraft, and low-orbit satellites.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that the famous 23-mm GSh-23 cannon from MiGs and "Sukhois" was spotted on an American Humvee armored vehicle.