At a meeting of the board of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu shared plans to increase the share of modern weapons in the air and missile defense forces from the current 82% to 85% in the next two years. As part of these plans, already this year the troops are expected to receive the first samples of the new generation S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile system in two modifications: both long-range anti-aircraft missile systems and missile defense systems.

Also to be delivered to the troops are the S-400 and S-300V4 anti-aircraft missile systems, as well as Buk-M3, Tor-M2U and new generation radar stations. It was noted that updating the arsenal is important to strengthen the ability to counter modern and future threats of aerospace attack.

The S-500 air defense system, developed by the Almaz-Antey concern, is an advanced development in the field of air defense and missile defense, capable of hitting targets at various altitudes and speeds, providing reliable protection against all possible types of air threats.