TASS:
MOSCOW, July 3. /TASS/. Russia has completed the state trials of the 40N6E long-range missile for the S-400 air defense system, a source in the domestic defense industry told TASS on Tuesday.
“The state trials of the 40N6E long-range missile for the S-400 system have been completed at the Kapustin Yar practice range. The inter-departmental commission has recognized them as successful and the corresponding certificate has been signed,” the source said.
The new missile “may be accepted for service before the end of summer,” the source noted. Russia’s Almaz-Antey Group, the developer of the S-400 surface-to-air missile system, declined to comment on the information provided by the source.
According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, the 40N6E missile is capable of striking targets at a maximum range of 400 km.
