Global military situation: Russia's first S-350 air defense missile system enters the Russian Air Force
Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, February 26 (Reporter Wu Gang) The Russian Ministry of Defense issued an announcement on the 26th that Russia's first S-350 air defense missile system entered the Russian Air Force.
The announcement said that the first S-350 "Warrior" air defense system has entered the Russian Air Force surface-to-air missile unit. This system will gradually replace the existing S-300 air defense missile system, which can improve the efficiency of intercepting cruise missiles by 1 to 1.5 times.
On December 22, 2019, the ceremony for the delivery of the first S-350 "Warrior" air defense missile system by the Russian military industrial company Diamond-Antai to the Russian Ministry of Defense was held at the Kapustin Yar range in Astrakhan's southwestern Russia. . At that time, the system successfully destroyed multiple flying targets in the shooting range and successfully passed the delivery test.
S-350 is a new medium and short range air defense missile system developed by Diamond-Aetna. The system has a maximum combat radius of 60 kilometers and a maximum firing height of 30 kilometers.