Misplaced Pages

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Saiga12 (talk | contribs) at 20:00, 16 June 2010 (→Overview: It's intended for icbms. Cause the speed of an re-entry vehicle is about only 4km/h). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

The S-500 Samoderzhets (Autocrat) is a Russian surface-to-air missile system, currently under development by the Almaz-Antey company.

Overview

The S-500 is a new generation surface-to-air missile system, designed for intercepting intercontinental ballistic missiles and for defense against Airborne Early Warning and Control, Airborne Warning and Control System, and jamming aircraft. It is not an upgraded version of the S-400. With a planned range of 600 km (373 mi), the S-500 will be able to detect and simultaneously engage up to 10 ballistic supersonic targets flying at a speed of 5 km/s.

As of 2009, the system is currently under design stage development at Almaz-Antey, and is planned to be completed in 2012. There is also a version of the system called S-1000, but it is not known what the difference between the two versions is.

S-500 will reportedly be able to outperform both the S-400 as well as the U.S. Patriot Advanced Capability-3 system.

Although sharing a similar designation, the relationship between this new S-500 and the S-500U project of the 1960s is unclear. The S-500U multichannel antiaircraft system was a 1968 initiative by the Soviet Air Defence Forces, Soviet Navy, Ministry of the Radio Industry and Ministry of the Shipbuilding Industry to create a unified complex for the National Air Defense Troops, Navy and Ground Troops. Missiles of the S-500U complex were supposed to engage enemy aircraft at a range up to 100 km. The S-500U SAM complex project was rejected by the Red Army, which had a requirement to engage not only enemy aircraft, but also short range ballistic missiles. Consequently the S-300 family, SA-10 and SA-12, was developed instead.

References

1. ^ "S-500/S-1000 (Russian Federation), Defensive weapons". Jane's Strategic Weapon Systems. 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
2. "Russia set to finish development of new air defense system". RIA Novosti. 16 September 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
3. "Russia creating new aerospace defence system". ITAR-TASS. 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
4. ^ "Russia to revamp air-space defenses by 2020 - Air Force chief". RIA Novosti. 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-11.

External links

• http://www.missilethreat.com/missiledefensesystems/id.54%20/system_detail.asp
• http://www.fas.org/spp/starwars/program/soviet/s-500.htm
• http://www.fas.org/news/russia/1998/drsov06221998000557.htm, 5/15/1998—Overview of Russian Army ABM efforts.

This article relating to missiles is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Modern surface-to-air missiles
• Surface-to-air missiles of Russia
• Missile defense
• Anti-ballistic missiles
• Missile stubs