S-350 "Vityaz" SAM System

The irony is that normally the ground version enters service first followed by the naval variant... with the exception of the SA-N-3 which is an odd missile that looks a bit like an SA-5 but with the solid rocket boosters removed from its sides...

This time the naval missile seems to have been developed first... probably because AESA radars are easier on ships where there is plenty of space for cooling systems and lots of power.

9M96 missile was first tested with S-300PMU2.

Yes, but has it been operational within Russian units?

Seems to me they decided to go for the S-350 as a separate weapon to replace old S-300 batteries, but the S-350 is only entering service now, while Redut as been at sea for some time...

I rather suspect there was work together with the South Koreans but their missile seems to have rather limited performance figures compared with those released for the Russian Redut.

Wait but wasnt 9m100 on s400 quad packed into tubes since before s350 was announced?

Also 9m96 was being employed before, the 120km range missile

I think this is just way to use a system which maximizes those shorter range missiles and freeing space for s400 to use 40n6 long range missile