“Vityaz” Will Face “Long Neptune”: C-350 Anti-Aircraft Defense System Will Cope with the New Threat

The Russian S-350 Vityaz anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) is capable of easily destroying Long Neptune cruise missiles, said military expert, air defense historian Yuri Knutov.

He clarified that the Long Neptune became a development of the subsonic anti-ship missile R-360 Neptune and is intended for ground targets.

Knutov recalled that Russian air defense systems had repeatedly successfully intercepted Neptune, so its next modification is not a difficult target.

According to data from open sources, the range of the Long Neptune is about 1000 km. The missile is one and a half meters longer than the base Neptune.

Characteristics of S-350:

• Number of simultaneously fired targets - aerodynamic (16), ballistic (12)
• Number of simultaneously guided missiles - 32
• Range of destruction of aerodynamic targets - up to 60 km
• Range of destruction of ballistic targets - up to 30 km
• Time to bring the SAM system into combat readiness - 5 min.

The S-350 Vityaz SAM system was developed by specialists of NPO Almaz to replace the S-300PS and Buk-M1-2 systems. The complex hits aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles, drones and tactical ballistic missiles.

Earlier,www1.ru reported thatRussia is building the world's largest electronic intelligence complex near Kaliningrad.

Read more materials:

They will disappear from radars": Russia has invisible submarines in the Arctic

Russian military staged a tank ballet for Mongolian colleagues: video

New versions of the Su-35 received a radar from the Su-57, Drel glide bombs and high-maneuverability R-77M missiles