S-400 Triumph air defense system protects Moscow airspace

The S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system is capable of striking targets at altitudes from five meters to 27 km., with a range of up to 250 km. Photo: Containers for storing missiles for the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system.
The S-400 is mounted on a wheeled chassis and can travel on paved and dirt roads, as well as cross-country terrain, while simultaneously tracking targets, In September, live missiles will be fired from the S-400 for the first time at the Gorokhovets and Ashuluk firing ranges as part of Union Shield 2011 exercises.During the exercise, the S-400 system spotted dozens of passenger airplanes, which, according to the military, take off from Sheremetyevo every four minutes



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