Missile defense

China grasps S-350 Vityaz air defense missile system, shown at military parade in Moscow

On June 24, a grand military parade was held on Red Square in Moscow. The audience was surprised by a large number of the latest samples of air and ground equipment. But the main attention was focused on the S-350 Vityaz anti-aircraft missile system, which first entered the cobblestones of Red Square. It took 28 years to develop this type of weapon in Russia. Its appearance will make it possible to move to a new technological level. The S-350, like its predecessor, the S-300, has unique characteristics that have become the focus of close attention of the whole world.

New generation with improved performance

As the threat of American cruise and ballistic missiles and bombers was counteracted over the past century, the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system began to become obsolete, in connection with which Russia decided to create a high-performance advanced air defense system. As a result, after many years of development, the new S-350 complex was born. Vityaz has won the favor of the Russian military due to its superior performance.

The system should gradually replace the existing S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, which will increase the efficiency of intercepting cruise missiles up to 2.5 times. This new medium and short-range anti-aircraft missile system was developed by the well-known Russian military-space defense concern Almaz-Antey.