Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, August 24 (Reporter Zhang Xiao) Russian Deputy Prime Minister Borisov announced on the 24th that Russia has begun a national test of the S-500 "Prometheus" air defense missile system.
Borisov told reporters at the "Army-2020" International Military Technology Forum held in the outer suburbs of Moscow that Russia has begun national testing of the S-500 air defense missile system and is preparing for mass production.
According to Russian Deputy Defense Minister Krivoruchko, the Russian military plans to receive the first batch of S-500 air defense missile systems in 2021 and receive bulk supply in 2025.
The S-500 air defense missile system is the latest generation of air defense missile system independently developed by Russia, with a combat radius of 600 kilometers. According to Russian media reports, the performance of the S-500 air defense missile system exceeds that of the active S-400 air defense missile system. It can be used to strike targets such as ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, new weapons flying at hypersonic speeds, low earth orbit satellites, and various aircraft. .