Russia upgrades air defences and attack missiles
Mon 12:29 pm Europe/London, 25 Apr 2022 2Russia begins batch production of S-500 Prometheus air defense system
MOSCOW, April 25. /TASS/. Russia’s newest missile air defense system S-500 Prometheus, developed by the Almaz-Antey concern, has begun to be batch-produced and will be provided for the armed forces within the deadlines established under the state defense order, the company’s CEO, Yan Novikov, has said.
“At the moment, the S-500 system, boasting the latest achievements in domestic science and engineering, has begun to be batch-produced. Its combat capabilities surpass by far those of the previously created air defense systems. The S-500 may well become the backbone of Russia’s aerospace defense. It will be delivered to the armed forces within the deadlines established under the state defense order,” Novikov told National Defense magazine in an interview on the occasion of the company’s 20th anniversary. Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov said on September 16, 2021, that the S-500 would begin to be supplied to the armed forces upon completion of government certification tests. Earlier, in July 2021 the Defense Ministry said that the S-500 had carried out test combat launches at the Kapustin Yar proving ground. The expected tactical and technical parameters were confirmed.
The S-500 was designed to hit all existing and future aerospace attack weapons of a hypothetical enemy within a wide range of altitudes and speeds. It is to replace its predecessor S-400 Triumf.
25th April 2022
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TAP – Hopefully this will stop all these mysterious fires. If they are caused by missile strikes which they could be.
The Kalibr missiles is also being put through an upgrade.
Might that give it greater range so that the US can be threatened directly as well as the UK?
RUSSIA LAUNCHES SERIAL PRODUCTION OF S-500 PROMETHEUS
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The newest Russian S-500 Prometheus air defense system has been put into mass production. It will be delivered to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in accordance with contracts concluded with the Ministry of Defense.
The CEO of the Almaz-Antey concern Yan Novikov confirmed that “batch production of the S-500 system has been organized using the latest achievements of domestic science and technology. The combat capabilities of this system significantly exceed the capabilities of previously created air defense systems and air defense systems.”
The first sample of a promising S-500 entered service with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in October 2021. The complex was placed at the disposal of the 1st Air Defense and Special Purpose Missile Defense Army and was deployed for the defense of the capital.
The second set should enter the troops this year.
According to Mr Novikov, the promising S-500 significantly surpasses its predecessors, including the S-400 system. However, most of the characteristics of the S-500 Prometheus complex are strictly classified. According to some reports, the promising complex is able to destroy hypersonic targets and even hit vehicles in low Earth orbit.
https://southfront.org/russia-launches-serial-production-of-s-500-prometheus/
Russian defense firm working on improved Kalibr cruise missile — CEO
MOSCOW, April 25. /TASS/. Russia’s Almaz-Antey defense manufacturer is working on the improved version of the Kalibr cruise missile that will feature better performance and higher combat efficiency, Company CEO Yan Novikov said on Monday.
“Naturally, the work on improving the Kalibr missiles is ongoing and the Defense Ministry displays high interest in this type of weapons. We are planning to boost its performance characteristics and raise the efficiency of its combat employment. We are set to get a weapon that will considerably surpass the current generation,” the chief executive said in an interview with the National Defense magazine on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the company’s creation.
Back in the Soviet period, specialists always integrated high upgrade potential in new weapons. Engineers begin thinking about weapon further development already at the stage of creating its prototype, he emphasized.
The Kalibr is a Russian cruise missile developed and produced by the Yekaterinburg-based Novator design bureau (part of the Almaz-Antey Group). Currently, the Russian troops use two modifications of Kalibr cruise missiles: the shipborne Kalibr-NK and the submarine-launched Kalibr-PL. The cruise missile became operational in the Russian Navy in 2012. Russia employed Kalibr cruise missiles for the first time during its military operation in Syria. As follows from reports by Russia’s Defense Ministry, Russian forces employed Kalibr cruise missiles 13 times, launching at least 99 munitions against terrorist targets.
Russian S-350 missile system capable of striking future air attack weapons — defense firm
MOSCOW, April 25. /TASS/. The S-350 ‘Vityaz’ short-to-medium-range battlefield surface-to-air missile system engineered by the Almaz-Antey defense manufacturer is capable of striking future air attack weapons, Company CEO Yan Novikov said on Monday.
“We have developed a good and compact system that performs all of its functions far better than its predecessors. As its fundamental difference from all other similar systems, the Vityaz is capable of quickly aiming its missiles and scanning the space. The weapon can effectively strike both existing and future air attack weapons,” the chief executive said in an interview with the National Defense magazine on the occasion of the company’s 20th anniversary.
The S-350 outshines its rivals by the number of missiles in its ammunition load and the enhanced anti-jamming resistance of its radar that can observe the situation from all the directions thanks to its circular scanning mode. The S-350 is compatible with all air defense systems and can get information from other complexes and operate as a second tier posture in conjunction with S-400 air defenses, increasing the density of surface-to-air fire, the chief executive elaborated.
“The Vityaz is capable of providing air defense on its own. There are no other medium-range systems with such characteristics in the world,” he added.
The S-350 ‘Vityaz’ was engineered by the Almaz-Antey defense manufacturer as a battlefield air defense weapon capable of striking targets within a radius of 60 km and at an altitude of 30 km. The air defense system is designed to fight both aerodynamic and ballistic targets. An S-350 launcher is outfitted with 12 surface-to-air missiles.
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| Titan of forethought and crafty counsel, culture hero, and trickster figure in Greek mythology | |
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| Parents | Iapetus and Asia or Clymene |
| Siblings | Atlas, Epimetheus, Menoetius, Anchiale |
Prometheus depicted in a sculpture by Nicolas-Sébastien Adam, 1762 (Louvre)
In Greek mythology, Prometheus (/prəˈmiːθiəs/; Ancient Greek: Προμηθεύς, [promɛːtʰéu̯s], possibly meaning “forethought“)[1] is a Titan god of fire.[2] Prometheus is best known for defying the gods by stealing fire from them and giving it to humanity in the form of technology, knowledge, and more generally, civilization. In some versions of the myth he is also credited with the creation of humanity from clay. Prometheus is known for his intelligence and for being a champion of humankind,[3] and is also generally seen as the author of the human arts and sciences.[citation needed] He is sometimes presented as the father of Deucalion, the hero of the flood story.[4][5][6]
The punishment of Prometheus as a consequence of the theft of fire and giving it to humans is a popular subject of both ancient and modern culture. Zeus, king of the Olympian gods, sentenced Prometheus to eternal torment for his transgression. Prometheus was bound to a rock, and an eagle—the emblem of Zeus—was sent to eat his liver (in ancient Greece, the liver was thought to be the seat of human emotions).[7] His liver would then grow back overnight, only to be eaten again the next day in an ongoing cycle.[7] According to several major versions of the myth, most notably that of Hesiod, Prometheus was eventually freed by the hero Heracles.[8][9] In yet more symbolism, the struggle of Prometheus is located by some at Mount Elbrus or at Mount Kazbek, two volcanic promontories in the Caucasus Mountains beyond which for the ancient Greeks lay the realm of the barbarii.[10]
In another myth, Prometheus establishes the form of animal sacrifice practiced in ancient Greek religion.[11] Evidence of a cult to Prometheus himself is not widespread. He was a focus of religious activity mainly at Athens, where he was linked to Athena and Hephaestus, who were the Greek deities of creative skills and technology.[12][13]
In the Western classical tradition, Prometheus became a figure who represented human striving (particularly the quest for scientific knowledge) and the risk of overreaching or unintended consequences. In particular, he was regarded in the Romantic era as embodying the lone genius whose efforts to improve human existence could also result in tragedy: Mary Shelley, for instance, gave The Modern Prometheus as the subtitle to her novel Frankenstein (1818).
A curious attack on Russia ?
Moreover, experts drew attention to the buzz that could be heard just a few moments before the incident, however, its nature has not yet been disclosed.
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It sounded like an aircraft to be honest. They have lots of footage to work on at least. The S-500 needs deploying as soon as possible. Naval experts doubt the missile theory of the Moskva.
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2022/04/23/the-moskva-riddle/ No one writes about a DEW from space, but what else can overpower all the defensive systems?