S-500 Prometheus C-500 Прометей | |
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![]() Launch vehicle of the S-500 air defense system | |
Type | Mobile surface-to-air missile |
Place of origin | The Russian Federation |
Service history | |
In service | 16 September 2021 |
Used by | Russian Space Forces |
Production history | |
Designer | Almaz-Antey |
Manufacturer | Almaz-Antey |
Unit cost | $2.5 billion[1] |
Produced | 2021–present |
No. built | 1 S-500 regiment in service[2][3] |
Specifications | |
Operational range | 600 km[4] |
The S-500 Prometheus (Russian: C-500 Прометей), also known as 55R6M "Triumfator-M",[5] is a Russian surface-to-air missile/anti-ballistic missile system supplementing the S-400 and the A-235 ABM missile system.[6] The S-500 was developed by the Almaz-Antey Air Defence Concern. Initially planned to be in production by 2014, the first unit entered service in 2021 with the 15th Aerospace Army.[7][8][9] Russia claims that the S-500 is capable of intercepting all types of modern hypersonic weapons; and has claimed to have successfully tested such capability.[4][10][unreliable source?] Russia is reportedly planning to deploy the S-500 alongside the planned[11] S-550 missile system as part of its air defense network.[12][3]
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page).There is currently no evidence Russia has developed the S-550.
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