Russia Begins Mass Production of Advanced Air Defense Missile S-500... "Targeting Supply Next Year"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] TASS news agency reported on the 11th (local time) that mass production of Russia's advanced air defense missile 'S-500 Prometey (Prometheus)' has already begun.

According to the report, the Russian state-owned defense company 'Almaz-Antey' is currently carrying out mass production of the S-500 air defense missile.

A source stated, "According to the contract signed last year between the (Russian) Ministry of Defense and Almaz-Antey, missile mass production is underway and it will be supplied to the Aerospace Forces in 2022."

Another source revealed that the national testing of the S-500 missile is continuing at the southern training ground. National testing is the final test before the weapon's deployment in actual combat.

In late last month, a combat firing test targeting a high-speed ballistic target with the S-500 missile was conducted at the 'Kapustin Yar' training ground in Astrakhan Oblast, southern Russia.

The Ministry of Defense explained at the time that the missile accurately destroyed the target, confirming the missile's performance through the test.

The Russian military plans to deploy the S-500 missile to the air defense units on the outskirts of Moscow once all testing processes are completed.

The S-500 missile is an upgraded version of the existing S-400 air defense missile and is known to far surpass the performance of its rival, the US PAC-3 missile.

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