Russia revealed the time to equip the army with the advanced ‘fire dragon’ S-500

Defense Minister Shoigu announced the above information at a meeting with top commanders of the Russian army on April 23. RT quoted Mr. Shoigu as saying that strengthening air defense and anti-missile capabilities is Moscow’s top priority.

According to the leader of the Russian Ministry of Defense, the delivery of Pantsir short-range air defense systems, which are equipped with both missiles and automatic artillery, will “nearly double” this year. This system worked very well during the conflict with Ukraine, he noted.

Mr. Shoigu revealed that Russian soldiers will also receive the first advanced S-500 systems, including air defense versions and specialized strategic anti-missile versions. Although authorities have released little information about the new air defense system, the S-500 “fire dragon” is said to be able to intercept hypersonic missiles and attack targets in low Earth orbit. depending on the type of ammunition used.

In addition, the Russian army is also preparing to use a number of other new air defense systems with diverse ranges such as S-400, S-300V4, Buk-M3 and Tor-M2U. Mr. Shoigu noted that the army will also receive new generation radar systems, but did not name any models.

“Efforts to improve air and missile defense capabilities will provide high-quality protection for the most important entities in the command and control system, strategic nuclear forces and military groups of Russia” , Mr. Shoigu explained.

This official emphasized that the Russian military has faced countless threats from the air during the conflict with Ukraine, and revealed that the country’s air defense forces have shot down more than 30,000 targets. hostile, mainly unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with more than 22,000 units destroyed.

Mr. Shoigu added that Russian troops also successfully stopped more than 6,000 missiles fired from various Kiev launchers, including more than 3,500 missiles launched from highly mobile rocket artillery systems (HIMARS). ) made in the US.

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