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Antiaircraft cover air group of Russian Air Force in Syria (PHOTO)

Russian Aviaton » Thursday December 10, 2015 04:54 MSK

S-400 | photo courtesy by Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation press-service

Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missiles deployed in Syria.

The S-400 is one of Russia's most modern air defence systems with an extraordinary reach. From the airbase near Latakia the S-400's surface-to-air missiles could strike targets in an arc that takes in much of Israel; the eastern Mediterranean

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Manufacturer: Almaz-Antey arms firm; Deployment: Hmeimim airbase near Latakia - entered service in Russia in 2007; Range: 400km (248 miles); Speed: up to 4.8km (3 miles) per second; Max target height: 30km - can track hundreds of targets simultaneously; Types of target: aircraft, cruise missiles, medium-range missiles, drones, other airborne surveillance systems. (Sources: RIA Novosti, Russian 1TV.ru)

Diagram of how S-400 missile system works

Long-range surveillance radar tracks objects and relays information to command vehicle, which assesses potential targets
Target is identified and command vehicle orders missile launch
Launch data is sent to the best placed launch vehicle and it releases surface-to-air missiles
Engagement radar helps guide missiles towards target

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