Russia will receive more than ten anti-aircraft missile systems (VRS) of the C-500 Prometheus, TASS reports, referring to a source in the defense and industrial complex.
Contract for the supply of the first data batch of the VIS Ministry of Defense signed with “diamond antem”. “Serial deliveries will begin in the first half of 2022,” said the agency’s interlocutor.
The source added that the state test of the ground version of the C-500 Prometheus, which should be completed at the end of this year, continue.
The interlocutor noted that this VIS is able to destroy the goals for a distance of up to 500 kilometers and heights of up to 200 kilometers. The source made that a ship variant “Prometheus” may appear in the future.
In June, the National Interest magazine wrote that a promising American strategic minority bomber B-21 Raider would be invulnerable to this VS.
In May, the same publication stated that the C-500 “Prometheus” is able to destroy American fighters of the fifth generation F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II.