MOSCOW, April 25. /TASS/. Russia’s newest missile air defense system S-500 Prometheus, developed by the Almaz-Antey concern, has begun to be batch-produced and will be provided for the armed forces within the deadlines established under the state defense order, the company’s CEO, Yan Novikov, has said.
"At the moment, the S-500 system, boasting the latest achievements in domestic science and engineering, has begun to be batch-produced. Its combat capabilities surpass by far those of the previously created air defense systems. The S-500 may well become the backbone of Russia’s aerospace defense. It will be delivered to the armed forces within the deadlines established under the state defense order," Novikov told National Defense magazine in an interview on the occasion of the company’s 20th anniversary. Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov said on September 16, 2021, that the S-500 would begin to be supplied to the armed forces upon completion of government certification tests. Earlier, in July 2021 the Defense Ministry said that the S-500 had carried out test combat launches at the Kapustin Yar proving ground. The expected tactical and technical parameters were confirmed.
The S-500 was designed to hit all existing and future aerospace attack weapons of a hypothetical enemy within a wide range of altitudes and speeds. It is to replace its predecessor S-400 Triumf.
The 100% state-owned Almaz-Antey Air and Space Defense Corporation is a Russian group of enterprises that develops and manufactures aerospace and antimissile defense weapons and other products. Headquartered in Moscow. The concern’s products are in service in Russia and more than 50 other countries.