Russian Defense Ministry Reveals New Anti-Ballistic Missile Weapon
The Russian military has successfully tested a new missile of the missile defense system, the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense said.
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| Russian military successfully launched new anti-aircraft missile. |
The launch was carried out by a combat unit of the air and missile defense forces at the Sari-Shagan testing range in Kazakhstan.
Colonel Andrei Prikhodko - Deputy Commander of the air and missile defense unit stated that after a number of tests, the new anti-ballistic missile confirmed its inherent characteristics and successfully completed the task, destroying conventional targets with a certain accuracy.
The VKS missile defense system is designed to protect against air and space attacks, as well as perform tasks in the interests of missile attack warning systems and control of outer space.