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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Russia prepares to deploy S-400 system

Russia's Air Force chief said Monday its latest air defense system would soon be set up in central Russia.

The new S-400 Triumf -- NATO designation SA-21 Growler -- air defense system to defensed against aircraft and ballistic missiles would first be set up at bases in the center of the country, Col. Gen.Alexander Zelin, said Monday, according to a report from the RIA Novosti news agency.

RIA Novosti said Russian defense planners believed the S-400 would be the backbone of the nation's air and missile defense systems until 2020 or even 2025.

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