Russian personnel of the 76th Air Defense Division conducted practice intercepts against 30 missiles and other aerial threats designed to simulate a massed attack by enemy capabilities. The threats flew at altitudes ranging from 100 meters to several kilometers. Interceptors were fired from the Buk M-2, Tor, Pantsir-S, S-300, and S-400 systems. The Ministry of...
Russian news agency TASS reported on August 30 that Russian Aerospace Forces have tested a new missile defense interceptor against an unspecified target. The launch took place at the Sary-Shagan test site in Kazakhstan. According to Deputy Commander of the Air and Missile Defense of the Aerospace Forces Andrey Prikhodko, the interceptor “successfully performed its...
The Russian navy conducted an exercise in which they fired P-1000 Vulkan, P-700 Granit, P-120 Malakhit and P-800 Oniks antiship cruise missiles at two surface targets, with seven striking the targets. The missile cruiser Varyag, the missile corvettes Razliv and Morov, and the nuclear-powered submarine Tomsk were among the vessels participating. As quoted by TASS,...
Last month, Russian forces have received a new S-400 Triumf air and missile defense regiment. The Russian defense firm Almaz-Antey announced that it “delivered a new regiment set of S-400 Triumf […] systems […] ahead of schedule,” reported the Russian news agency TASS. In addition to its own domestic procurement, Russia has been aggressively marketing...
On August 22, the Russian news agency TASS reported that Russia has produced prototypes of the the Pantsir-SM, a newer version of the Pantsir-S1 air defense system, and will begin serial production of the system next year. This will also include the development of a new missile for the system that Russia claims will have...
On August 22, CNBC reported that Russia will search in the Barents Sea for one of its nuclear-powered cruise missiles, which was lost during a test in November. The missile, which would theoretically have an unlimited range when functioning properly, failed four tests between November and February. CNBC’s Amanda Macias reports, “The weapon […] has...
The Russian news agency TASS has reported that it is preparing for “serial production” of a new mobile short-ranged air defense system, dubbed “Sosna.” TASS notes that the system is meant to replace Russia’s older Strela-10M system. Sosna can reportedly be equipped with 12 “Sosna-R” surface to air missiles, with a range of 10 kilometers...
On August 21, Russia’s Interfax newswire reported that Turkey will receive the S-400 Triumf air defense system from Russia in 2019 instead of 2020, as initially announced last year. Turkey will be the only NATO state to acquire the system. The deal was first announced in September 2017, and the U.S. stated in June that...
On August 15, Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich fired a 3M-14 Kalibr (SS-N-30) cruise missile in a Black Sea naval exercise. According to Russian news agency TASS, “This was the first firing exercise held from aboard a surface ship of the Black Sea Fleet using the Kalibr precision system as part of the combat training plan,...
Last week, China officially accepted S-400 Triumf air defense systems from Russia in an acceptance certificate. Elements of the systems were sent in January and delivered to China in April and May. In an interview with Russian news agency TASS, a military diplomatic source stated, “It is planned that in late July-early August the unit of the Chinese People’s...
