Moscow-Sana
A source in the Russian military-industrial complex confirmed that the new Russian S-550 anti-aircraft system is capable of shooting down the US military spacecraft X37.
"The S550 mobile strategic missile defense system specializes in destroying ballistic and orbital space targets, and primarily in destroying nuclear warheads of intercontinental missiles," the source said in statements to Sputnik Agency today.
The source revealed that the typical targets of the system include US unmanned spacecraft X37, as well as hypersonic units that are being developed in several countries.
According to previous statements by two defense sources in the industrial complex, the new S-550 anti-aircraft system was developed on the basis of the S-500 Promotie to become the world's first mobile anti-missile and space defense system capable of effectively destroying intercontinental ballistic missiles.
The Russian Defense Ministry had announced earlier that Moscow was working on the creation of a new S-550 air defense missile system.
Russia is the most developed country in the world in the field of air defense in general and missile defense in particular, as the Russian S-400 missiles represent a source of terror for the US military, which is trying to possess attack planes that can evade them without success.
