S-400
Type:
Mobile surface-to-air missile/anti-ballistic missile system
Place of origin,: Russia
Service history
In service: 28 April 2007 – present
Used by
Primary user: Russia
See Operators section for others
Production history
Designer: Almaz-Antey
Manufacturer: Fakel Machine-Building Design Bureau
Unit cost: $300 million per fire unit (artillery battalion) that consists of 9 launchers, 120 missiles, command and support vehicles
Specifications
Engine : YaMZ-8424.10 Diesel V1 400 HP/294kW
Transmission: YaMZ
Suspension: Leaf spring
Ground clearance: 485 mm
Operational range:
400 km (40N6E missile) 250 km (48N6 missile 120 km (9M96E2 missile)40 km (9M96E missile)
In 2017, the S-400 was described by The Economist as "one of the best air-defence systems currently made", and Siemon Wezeman of Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said it "is among the most advanced air defense systems available." China was the first foreign buyer to make a government-to-government deal with Russia in 2014, while Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Belarus have all acquired the system since.
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