S-500

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The S-500 Prometei ( Russian С-500 Прометей, Prometheus ) is a Russian missile defense system from Almas-Antei . An alternative designation is 55R6M "Triumfator-M" (55Р6М Триумфатор-М ).

The origin of the S-500 is in the late 1990s and in 2002 the missile defense system was first mentioned in public. As a system primarily specialized in defense against ballistic missiles, it should have been put into service from 2016 - in addition to the S-400 Triumf . However, the development was delayed until the start of series production in 2018, which is why the first of the ten regiments planned so far should be put into service by 2020.

It should also be possible to achieve goals that operate in space. The operational range of the S-500 missile defense system is within a radius of 640 km up to an altitude of 200 km. The S-500 system is said to be able to simultaneously destroy ten ICBMs and their warheads, which move at hypersonic speeds . This is achieved through the use of anti-missile missiles with hypersonic speed with the designation "77N6-N" ( Russian 77H6-H ) and 77N6-N1. This allows targets to be tracked and destroyed that move at a speed of up to 7 km / s (this corresponds to 25,200 km / h). The anti-missile is intended to destroy ballistic missiles with a direct hit (English: " Hit-To-Kill ") and thus ensure a safe destruction of the warhead.

The rockets are produced in specially set up plants in Kirov and Nizhny Novgorod . Sergei Chemezov, Rostec General Director , announced the start of S-500 production on June 30, 2019.

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