Russia Tests S-500 Air Defense System


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On May 25, Russia successfully tested the S-500 Prometheus surface-to-air missile (SAM) system in the longest test flight to date, striking a target almost 480 km away. According to CNBC, “Russia claims that the ground-based missile system is capable of intercepting hypersonic missiles, drones and aircraft as well as stealth warplanes like the F-22 and the F-35.”

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Missile Defense Project, "Russia Tests S-500 Air Defense System," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, May 25, 2018, last modified June 15, 2018, https://missilethreat.csis.org/russia-successfully-tests-s-500-air-defense-system/.