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The Russian S-350 Vityaz medium-range air defense system has shot down a target over the special military operation zone in Ukraine in fully-automatic mode for the first time ever, RIA Novosti reported on May 24.
The target was apparently a Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force that the Russian Ministry of Defense said on the same day it was shot down over the territory of the Donetsk People’s Republic.
RIA Novosti said that the combat crew did not interfere with the operation of the S-350 system, but carefully monitored its functioning as it detected, tracked and engaged the target. This highlights the high level of confidence in the system’s fully-automated mode, which relies on artificial intelligence.
The S-350 was developed by Russia’s defense giant Almaz-Antey to engage all types of aerial targets, including fighter jets, helicopters, drones, ballistic and cruise missiles.
The heart of the air defense system is the 50N6A multifunctional 3D, X-band radar, which has a detection range of up to 400 kilometers. The radar can detect and track up to 40 targets simultaneously and engage eight of them at the same time.
The S-350 can fire the radar-guided 9M96M missile with a range of 120 kilometers and altitude of 30 kilometers and the smaller infrared-guided 9M100, which has a range of 15 kilometers and altitude of eight kilometers.
A typical S-350 battery consists of a 50N6A radar, a 50K6A mobile command post and up to eight 50P6 launch vehicles, each of which can be armed with a mix of 9M96M and 9M100 missiles.
The S-350, which has proven its worth in the special military operation zone, is expected to replace older S-300 air defense systems currently in service with the Russian military. Deliveries of the system began in 2020. It is unknown how many systems are operational today.
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this is fm i guess it’s military citations for f-16 splashes can be put on it’s door.
f-16……………………beware
indeed, the f16 and also the us f35 that needs carer’s to ‘keep them safe’ , lol.
give ukranazis the f-16s so they can be shot down.
no mistake this variant is being put in to combat use to prepare for and us or natostan aircraft. it didn’t say can take out low lying fruit but assuming it can.
this non-functioning piece of russian garbage? good luck…
who want to be the lucky f-16 pilot? :)
tracking and shooting down an old fighter jet is one thing. tracking missiles or drones is an entirely different thing. s-350 has a lot more to prove.
rumor is the system has already proven it can shoot down storms stormshadow missiles with ease. something which there is now video proof of now. though it is not know if this was done with the autonomous function or with the crew operating it.
tak to je niečo ozaj úžasné. tu je vidieť ako pokročili rusi vo vývoji pvo!!! prehnitý západ je 10 až 15 rokov pozadu. ha, ha, ha …
i wonder how many of these they have? as russia phases out the s-300’s , they will probably sell them to iran, nk and any other allied buyer. the west gives their deadly weapons away, russia should not worry about ever sending arms to other countries from hence forward.
not much at this moment, because very new . it uses same type of missiles as naval “polyment-redoubt” on frigates of the black sea fleet.
excellent technology, well done russia
amazing,no wonder the pussies in the west are soiling themselves,lets hope they dont forget there is no moat between yanknazostan and the rest of the world
remember folks, the s400 never shot anything down until now hahahahahahahaha