Russia to Deploy New S-400 Air Defense Regiment Near Moscow

A new regiment equipped with S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems will be put on combat duty to bolster the air defenses around the Russian capital by the end of 2013, the Defense Ministry said Monday.

“Russia’s Aerospace Defense Forces will deploy another S-400 regiment by the end of this year,” Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Dmitry Zenin said.

The new unit will join two S-400 regiments already based near Moscow.

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