Russia Tests Warship’s Missile Defense Capabilities

12:00 AM, September 21, 2012
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The Russian military has tested its nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky warship and has successfully examined its missile defense capability. The warship is armed with 48 S-300F Fort and 46 S-300FM Fort-M medium-range surface-to-air missiles with a range of 200 kilometers with the radars capable of detecting and tracking aerial targets at an altitude of 30 km and a range of 300 km. The warship is capable of thwarting massive cruise and ballistic missiles attacks. “During the current mission on the Northern Sea Route along Russia’s Arctic coast, Pyotr Veliky conducted tests of its missile defense capability as part of the sea-based segment of the national missile defense shield”, a defense ministry source was quoted as saying. The Russian military plans to take into service three Kirov class nuclear-powered missile cruisers by 2020.

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