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| The S-500 Prometheus system passes the test for the destruction of hypersonic targets |
| 2024-02-28 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The Russian Armed Forces have successfully tested the S-500 Prometheus air defense system for its ability to shoot down hypersonic targets. Izvestia reported thiswith reference to sources in the Ministry of Defense. According to the publication, the complex has proven that it is capable of tracking and destroying such objects. Moreover, we are talking not only about conventional hypersonic missiles, but also about promising developments, the material says. It is noted that working with hypersonic objects has several difficulties. Firstly, they are difficult to detect. Secondly, they appear on radars when there is little time left to react, as specified in the text. “That is, Prometheus can shoot down any missiles, from short-range systems to intercontinental ballistic ones. Including those with hypersonic guided units, as well as hypersonic missiles that move at relatively low altitudes at high speeds,” Dmitry Kornev, editor of the Militaryrussia portal, explained to the publication. As reported by IA Regnum, according to Western media, the S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile systems can be used against American F-16 fighters if they are delivered to Ukraine. The material says that the Russian Armed Forces can send them to strengthen air defense, and then the true capabilities of the air defense system will be confirmed in practice. It is noted that this anti-aircraft missile system was developed specifically to combat fifth-generation fighters, and its missiles are capable of covering a distance of more than 600 kilometers. According to the authors of the material, it was the fear of the S-500 Prometheus that became the reason for the refusal or delay of a number of countries to provide F-16 fighters to Ukraine. |
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