S-500 'Prometheus' and S-550 missile systems

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МОСКВА, 29 дек — РИА Новости. В российской Арктике состоялись испытания зенитной ракетной системы (ЗРС) С-500, сообщил РИА Новости информированный источник.
"Пуск дальнобойной ракетной системы был выполнен по гиперзвуковой мишени, цель успешно поражена", — рассказал собеседник агентства.

MOSCOW, December 29 - RIA Novosti. In the Russian Arctic, tests of the S-500 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) took place, an informed source told RIA Novosti.
"The launch of the long-range missile system was carried out at a hypersonic target, the target was successfully hit," the agency's interlocutor said.

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December 25, 2021
Russia conducts successful salvo launch of Tsirkon missiles

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Friday Russia conducted a successful salvo launch of Tsirkon hypersonic missiles early Friday morning.

"A salvo launch of the Tsirkon hypersonic system was carried out last night, more precisely this morning," RIA Novosti news agency reported citing the president at a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council on Science and Education.

"This is our latest missile, which can hit both naval and ground targets," he added.

"The tests were carried out successfully, flawlessly. This is a great event for the country and a significant step aimed at enhancing Russia's security, improving its defense capabilities," Putin said.

The Russian leader congratulated and thanked the developers, engineers and designers that worked on the hypersonic missile system.

Quite interesting. S-500 made succesful interception of hypersonic target in the Arctic. If that was ballistic missile, they would say it intercepted ballistic missile, but with supersonic target, they most probably mean hypersonic cruise missile. Hypersonic targets for air defense training don't exist yet, so it could shot down only one of actual test hypersonic missiles. Be it Kinzhal or Zircon.

Here we come to another interesting moment, that both tests happened at similar time and in similar place in Arctic. Considering that at Christmass time Gorshkov frigate launched salvo of more missiles (not known exact number), there is a good chance, that one of those test Zircon missiles was used as hypersonic target for S-500. Both were there at the same time, so it is possible. Zircon fly at max speed of 8 to 9 Mach.

If we could prove or Russia confirm, that S-500 successfully shot down Zircon missile, than Russia already have effective defense against hypersonic treats, considering that Zircon is faster than US X-51, which fly at max speed of 5 to 6 Mach.

Russia has some hypersonic targets, if I am not wrong derived from old S-300 missiles, and they can manoeuvrer too. The Iskander is also a hypersonic aeroballistic missile, if they were trying to test against some advanced real weapon.

Those are old S-125 missiles, countles of them on stock.

They use them as target for modern SAMs.

MOSCOW, January 10. / TASS /. The S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) will arrive in the southern parts of the Russian army until 2025. This was announced by the commander of the 4th Air Force and Air Defense Army of the Southern Military District (YuVO), Lieutenant General Nikolai Gostev in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper, published on Monday.
"Until 2025,it is planned to supply Su-34, Su-30SM, Su-35S aircraft, Ka-52, Mi-8AMTSh-VN helicopters, S-500 Prometey anti-aircraft missile systems," Gostev said.

As previously reported by a TASS source, the new S-550 air defense system based on the S-500 Prometheus air defense system will, together with it, provide anti-missile and anti-space defense of Russia's strategic facilities. "The S-550 air defense system will not replace the S-500, because it is not more perfect than its predecessor. In fact, it is a somewhat lighter version of it. The new system will have slightly different combat missions than the Prometheus. And force methods impacts on threatening objects will also differ, "he said.

My opinion not related to TASS; If they say 2025, it means that S-500 will be delivered this or maybe next year.

Has the S-500 been tested against an ICBM like target?

Almaz-Antey announces mass production of the new S-500 air defense system

Moscow. April 25. Almaz-Antey is mass-producing a new generation of S-500 air defense systems, the concern's General Director Jan Novikov has said.

"Currently, mass production of the S-500 system is organized using the latest achievements of domestic science and technology. The combat capabilities of this system significantly exceed the capabilities of previously created air defense systems and SAMs. The S-500 is capable of becoming the basis of the Russian aerospace defense system. It will be delivered to the troops within the time limits set by the state defense order, " Novikov said in an interview with the National Defense magazine.
The S-500 Prometheus system developed by Almaz-Antey Concern is a new generation of long-range air defense systems that can shoot down targets in near space.
On July 20 last year, at the MAKS-2021 air show, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said that serial deliveries of the S-500 to the Russian military will begin in 2022. On the same day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on the successful firing of the S-500 and for the first time published footage of tests of this system. The Defense Ministry then said that after completing the full test cycle, the equipment plans provide for the delivery of the first S-500 system to the air defense and missile defense association near Moscow.
Earlier, the commander-in-chief of the Aerospace Forces, Sergei Surovikin, said that the S-500 will be able to destroy satellites and hypersonic weapons of all modifications in near space.

https://www.militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=0&nid=573431&lang=RU

State-of-the-art S-500 air defense weapons arriving for Russian troops — deputy PM

https://tass.com/defense/1452551

Defense firm signs contract on delivery of S-500 air defense systems to Russian troops

https://tass.com/defense/1494269

Washington "will get hypersonic missiles in 5 years, but Russia already has countermeasures". 10.27.2022.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States could start producing hypersonic missiles within three to five years, and Russia's response will be its advanced S-500 anti-aircraft system, military expert Igor Korotchenko said.

"Despite the previous failures, the United States is continuing work on creating hypersonic missiles. The process will end with the incorporation of these weapons into the American arsenal. In Russia, they should take into account that the American army will have such missiles within three to five years," Korotchenko told Sputnik.

The media claimed that the US Navy had successfully tested some components of the hypersonic missiles.
Korotchenko stressed that by that time Russia should increase the number of its advanced S-500 anti-aircraft systems capable of intercepting hypersonic missiles.

In July 2021, several media outlets reported that the Russian Ministry of Defense had sealed a contract with the Almaz-Antey company to acquire more than ten S-500 systems. In August of this year, another agreement was signed with Almaz-Antey for the delivery of more units.

According to official sources, with a range of 600 kilometers, the S-500 can simultaneously shoot down up to ten ballistic targets moving at supersonic speeds (up to 7 kilometers per second) and destroy hypersonic missile warheads.

Russia is leading hypersonic technologies with its advanced Avangard missile already incorporated into its arsenal since the end of 2019. With a speed 20 times higher than that of sound, the projectile can outwit existing and developing defences.

The Russian army also has the Kinzhal hypersonic missile, which with a range of 2,000 kilometers, develops a speed ten times higher than that of sound and can bypass all existing anti-missile shields. To this is added the naval version called Tsirkon.

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