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missile developer Almaz Antei is broadening its research and
development capabilities in an effort to meet the development
challenges of the 'fifth
generation air defense system'. Two month ago Almaz Antei
concern was named by the Russian military industrial commission
as the main contractor for the system. The concern will be integrating
eleven new government owned enterprises, mainly electronic producers,
bringing the number of enterprises under its control to 57.
According to the Russian newspaper Kommersant, a new design
bureau will be set up for the development of the system. No
new developmental design bureau has been set up in the country
since the 1980s. The new system pursued by Almaz Antei will
be developed as a networked defense system providing nation
wide coverage, and will also have the capability to intercept
objects in space.
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The first Russian air defense regiment equipped with S-400
(Triumf also known asS-300 PMU3 or SA-21) ground-to-air
missile systems will become operational with the Moscow Region
in July 2007. The Russian Air Force currently deployed more
than 30 regiments equipped with S-300
(ANtey 2500/S-300V also known as SA-12) missile complexes,
which will be gradually replaced with S-400 systems.
Almaz-Antei, one of Russia's largest defense-industry holdings,
specializes in the development of air defense missile systems
is the developer of the S-300
Favorit (SA-10), S-400 Triumf, SA-3
Pechora-2A, SA-17 Buk-M1
and SA-15 Tor-M1 ground-to-air
missile systems.
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