Russia's Defense Ministry has decided to deploy a new group of S-400 Triumf systems in the Far East and along border areas of the country, Dni.ru website said.
The long-range missile for Russia's "state-of-the-art" S-400 Triumph (Triumf) anti-aircraft complex is to be created this year.
"When the development of the missile is about to be completed. I believe that the task will be accomplished in 2012," Alexander Zelin, the commander of Russia's Air Force said.
According to Commander Zelin, this year, "This year, we are expecting several S-400 anti-aircraft systems to be passed into service. Unlike in the past, this year, the systems will arrive in the military units deployed in remote areas - in the Far East and in border territories, not in the Moscow region," the commander of Russia's Air Force said. The official did not specify any certain regions.
"The S-400 is a new system, which was designed to deal with the issues of air defense and counter-missile defense. It is called S-400 because it has such means of destruction that are capable of destroying airborne targets at distances of up to 400 kilometers with high precision," the Russian defense official said.
Last year, the commander of the Baltic Fleet of Russia, Vice Admiral Viktor Chirkov said, that the first S-400 Triumf system would be passed into service in the Kaliningrad enclave.
This would happen in April of 2012, the official said. A fact confirmed by Pravda.ru
Intelligence officials at the Pentagon, said they were unaware of this, but were unconcerned. CIA officials refused comment on this situation. DIA officials, would not confirm Russian media reports on the subject, but said the missiles would probably be deployed in the “Triumf complex”. According to Google web search the Triumf complex was designed by Almaz-Antei to provide defense from air strikes, strategic and cruise missiles, as well as from tactical ballistic missiles.
The Triumph anti-aircraft system was passed into service on April 28, 2007.
The first division of the system took up duty on August 6, 2007 in the town of Elektrostal, the Moscow region.
Another division joined the group in 2009, so they formed a regiment together. A second regiment became operational in the Moscow region in May 2011. This was confirmed by Russian Defense officials, speaking on condition of absolute secrecy. “This information is open source” so I feel confident I am not disclosing anything American spies don’t already know”, said the source.
It was reported a year ago that Russia's elite aerospace defense troops began to get ready for new S-500 systems.
The serial production of Russia's first missile complex is said to begin in 2014, Lenta.ru reports.
The new system will reportedly be used to defend Moscow's airspace from American aircraft and missiles, as well as a number of strategic objects in the central part of Russia.
“The Russian view us the primary threat to their nation and the world”, said George Good of Charlotte, N.C., a Russian defense expert who confirmed the deployment of the S-400 missile system. “The Russians are seeking to defend themselves, so the missiles don’t pose a threat to our nation. With that being said the Pentagon will view it as a external threat since they seek the right to defend most of Europe from the perceived threat posed by the Russian military. So long as we don’t attack Russia in a pre-emptive strike we will be fine, but if we ever attack Russia first we will have hell to deal with afterward”, he said. Adding “Russia is the only military in the world that can defend itself from the American military – no other nation, not even China can do that at present”…
Robert Tilford
Charlotte, N.C.
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