In Near Moscow, the S-300 battery repelled conditional attacks on military and administrative facilities, anti-aircraft gunners hit targets simulating aircraft and ballistic missiles by electronic missile launches, the Defense Ministry reported
took place in the Moscow regionIn the Moscow region, a training was conducted to repel air attacks on “important military, industrial and administrative facilities”, the personnel of the anti-aircraft missile brigade of the Western Military District (ZVO) participated in it and involved a battery of S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS). This is reported on the website of the Ministry of Defense.
During the march to the area of combat duty of the S-300 battery, the servicemen repelled an attack by a sabotage group of a conditional enemy on a column of equipment. “Under the cover of a smoke screen, the ZRS column was able to get out of the attack and continue the task,” the department said.
Then the complexes were deployed and went on duty. Anti-aircraft gunners hit targets simulating aircraft and ballistic missiles by electronic missile launches, they reported,
In total, more than 150 servicemen and more than 30 pieces of weapons, military and special equipment participated in the training.
The S-300 anti-aircraft missile system is designed to destroy tactical and strategic aircraft, ballistic and cruise missiles. The complex consists of a command post with a radar detection station (radar), with which up to six anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) are connected. There are several modifications of the air defense system, including for the air defense forces of the ground forces on the front line (C-300V, C-300VM or “Antey-2500”, S-300V4) and for installation on warships (S-300F, S-300FM).
In the spring of 2007, the Russian army received a new generation S-400 Triumph air defense system, it is designed to defeat reconnaissance aircraft, strategic and tactical aircraft, tactical, operational and tactical ballistic missiles, medium-range ballistic missiles, hypersonic targets, etc. Since the summer of that year, the system has been on combat duty to protect Moscow.
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