The Russian Ministry of Defense signed a new type of intercontinental missile and air defense missile system procurement contract

Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, August 16th (Reporter Yellow River) The Russian Ministry of Defense signed a contract during the "Military-20122" International Military Technology Forum on the 16th to purchase the "Salmat" intercontinental ballistic missile and S-500 air defense missile system.

According to the Tas News Agency, the deputy minister of Russia, Crivoluchiko, signed a procurement contract with Jeg Jiary, the head of the Markyv National Missile Center in Russia and the deputy general manager of Russian Military Industry Enterprise-Antai company, Essence The report did not mention the specific content of the contract.

Russian Defense Minister Sho Gu said earlier this month that Russia plans to sign 36 government procurement contracts during the "Military-20122" International Military Technology Forum, with a total value of more than 522 billion rubles (about 8.66 billion US dollars).

Russian President Putin said on June 21 that the Russian side has successfully completed the "Salmat" intercontinental ballistic missile -related test work, and the first missile will enter the battle on duty at the end of this year. At the same time, the S-500 air defense missile system has begun to install the Russian army.

Russia claims that its fifth -generation heavy intercontinental ballistic missile "Salmat" weighs more than 200 tons. It can use a variety of nuclear warheads including hypersonic warheads, which can break through the enemy's anti -missile system. When Putin was published in 2018, the National Love Counseling article introduced that a "killer" of the "Salmat" intercontinental ballistic missile was the enemy target of flying to another hemisphere. To deal with this attack mode, it "can hit any corner of the earth." The S-500 air defense missile system was developed by King Kong Stone-Antai. It is the latest generation of air defense missile system independently developed by Russia. The combat radius is about 600 kilometers. New weapons that can intercept ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and high supersonic flights. Waiting for goals.

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