Moscow will be protected by the S-500

Interfax news agency quoted Russia's Defense Forces commander, Valery Ivanov, as saying on 29 January that Russian troops would protect Moscow and the entire Russian center. Equipped with the new S-500 air defense missile system.

Currently, the Russian military is carrying the S-300 and S-400 air defense systems. According to Ivanov, with the addition of the S-400, the number of S-400s will also be increased. be increased. In addition to protecting Central Russia, the new Pantsir-S system is intended to be used.

The S-500 air defense missile system

Ivanov added that for the anti-aircraft space and strategic forces, the army has a large number of service officers, it is important to train young cadres. According to the commander, the recruitment of military practitioners into military schools is halting due to the surplus of military officers. However, in the near future recruitment will continue.

The S-500 will be armed to the Russian military by 2015

Command Air Defense - The universe was lapvao 2009. Lieutenant General Ivanov was appointed commander of the force in November 2010. Previously, he served as commander of the Russian Air Force in Non Far East.

The C-500 was launched in 2009. The new missile system was originally planned to be completed by 2012, but it was later announced that the S-500 would be equipped by 2015. The S-500 will be more compact and maneuverable than the S-400, and will outperform the missile's ability to destroy air targets. The S-500 is used to destroy targets such as intercontinental missiles, which have a range of 3.5km and a speed of 5km / s. This missile is capable of simultaneously destroying 10 targets at a height of 600km.