C-500 will flow into the Russian Army in 2017

[DARPA]

C-500 - a Russian anti-aircraft missile system of a new generation. In short, we can say this: with the advent of the S-500 air defense of the country will turn into aerospace.

Not only the characteristics of the system, but even the appearance of it remain secret. Yet, some facts are already known to the public. An effective response to the approach of US missile defense system to the borders of Russia will be the newest anti-aircraft missile system S-500. S-500 represents a new generation of anti-aircraft missile system, which is supposed to apply the principle of separate solving destroy ballistic and aerodynamic purposes. C-500 is an upgrade of the existing system S-400 is a completely new development.

According to its combat capabilities, this will greatly exceed AAMS were armed with S-400 "Triumph" and its foreign counterpart - the American THAAD. According to open sources, the detection range of targets at the C-500 will be 200 kilometers longer than the C-400, that is, about 800 kilometers.

The system will be able to destroy low-orbit satellites and space means of destruction launched a hypersonic aircraft, hypersonic drones and percussion orbiting platforms. It is especially important to maximize the system developers to avoid interference with the human operator at all stages of the discovery and countdown operations in step guidance. This entails the highest degree of automation within the system.

EKR troops have high expectations of this promising AAMS. As reported earlier in the design office "Almaz-Antey" - the company-developer of the complex, in 2017-2018, the C-500 will be supplied to the Russian army.

Rival S-500 is considered to be the American system of high-altitude interception THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense). But NATO will be easier to abandon the aircraft than break through it.