US Panic : Russia's S-500 Air Defense System Is Almost Ready

US Panic : Russia's S 500 Air Defense System Is Almost Ready

As the S-400 missile system makes waves in the media for ongoing baltic deployments and a high-profile Turkey deal, the Russian defense industry quietly works on its successor.

After a long hiatus, Russian defense sources are reporting that the S-500-- or “Triumfator-M”-- is on the verge of serial production. Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov told Russian media in late April that that S-500 development is in its final stages: "I’m talking about the completion of research and development and the subsequent beginning of batch production. I can now say that the R&D work is about to be completed." Meanwhile, the first S-500 officer cadre will be trained this year.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced earlier that the Russian armed forces would begin taking the first S-500 units in 2020. Shoigu is joined in his optimism by Aerospace Forces Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Yuri Grekhov, who stopped short of offering a concrete timeline but nonetheless assured Russian media that the S-500 is “almost ready.”

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