The S-400 Triumf missile system deployed to enhance Crimea’s air defenses is fully ready to carry out combat tasks, military analyst Mikhail Khodarenok told Radio Sputnik, saying that other countries “have nothing of the kind.”
The defense analyst singled out several advantages of the S-400, including its long range and enormous fire power potential. He added that that the complex, designed by JSC GSKB Almaz-Antey, can be combat ready in less than five minutes. “In other words, the system is extremely mobile,” he said.
In service since 2007, the S-400 Triumf (NATO codename SA-21 Growler) is an anti-aircraft and anti-missile system capable of intercepting all types of modern air weaponry, including fifth-generation warplanes, as well as ballistic and cruise missiles at a maximum range of nearly 250 miles. The complex, comprising up to eight battalions, is reported to be capable of engaging up to 80 targets. Read more
Source: www.sputniknews.com