26 October 2017

Russia Inducts New S-400 Missile Air Defense System

By Franz-Stefan Gady

The Russian military continues to boost its anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) capabilities.

The Russian military took delivery of the second S-400 Triumf advanced Air Defense System (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) regiment in 2017 this week, according to local media reports. Russian defense contractor Almaz-Antey handed over the new regiment to the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) on October 23.

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