Russian S-400, Pantsir-S systems repel air and missile strike at Kavkaz-2020 drills

September 22, 2020

The S-400, Buk-M2, and Pantsir-S air defense systems successfully repelled a massive air and missile strike at the Ashuluk proving ground, during the Kavkaz-2020 military drills in Russia.

“About 20 Su-34, Su-24M, Su-30SM, MiG-29SMT, and other aircraft acting as airspace violators were tasked with overcoming the Southern Military District’s air defenses and notionally destroying radars, missile systems, and airfields,” the Russian Ministry of Defense told journalists on Tuesday.

The mock enemy planes approached their targets at low altitudes, starting with 50 meters, moving along the relief at a speed of 200 to 2,000 km/h. The pilots acted both as single fighters and as part of a formation. All flights took place with friend-or-foe identification turned off…

 

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