Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Russia’s S-400 Air Defense System In Action (Video)



RT: Targets destroyed: Spectacular VIDEO shows Russia’s S-400 air defense system in action

Russia’s S-400 is a hot commodity, with the likes of India and Turkey braving US sanctions to get the anti-aircraft missile system. Moscow is keen to reveal its impressive capabilities in freshly released field test footage.

Eight out of eight high-maneuverability target missiles were shot out of the sky as anti-aircraft units trained at the Kapustin Yar range, in the southern Russian Astrakhan Region.

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WNU Editor: It seems everyone wants this air defense system.

2 comments:

fazman said...

What target, a dummy drone or towed target. Nobody knows if this works in a ecm environment, going by Russia track record optimistic would be a understatement.

Roger Smith said...


Upon watching the video the first thing that springs to mind is spoofing to get them to fire. Note how slowly the set up is and how slowly the reloading would progress while empty and vulnerable.

Again, one of my favorite reads; Linebacker, The Untold Story of the Air Raids Over North Vietnam. Karl J. Eschmann.