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S-500 Prometheus
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Strategic SAM

S-500 Prometheus

55R6M Triumfator-M
Very high RU

Strategic anti-ballistic / near-space SAM

Newest and highest layer of the Russian air defence. Designed against ballistic missiles, hypersonic weapons and targets at the edge of space. The first regiment entered combat duty in late 2025, reportedly protecting the Crimean Bridge and strategic assets. Not a field system but a strategic shield — it fills the outer shell above the S-400.

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General

Role
Strategic anti-ballistic & near-space defence
Vehicles
Wheeled (BAZ), mobile
Status
First regiment operational since late 2025
Deployment data point (Sep 2026)
A Ukrainian analyst (Vadym Kushnikov, Militarnyi) places the most modern S-500 complexes, with 77N6-N/-N1 interceptors, in Moscow Oblast — alongside earlier reports of it protecting the Crimean Bridge. Expert opinion, not independently confirmed — source: RU Mil Tracker e-20260928-06
Notable
Against hypersonic & exo-atmospheric threats

Weapon

Missiles
77N6 series (anti-ballistic) / 40N6M
Guidance
Inertial + active radar terminal
Max range
≈ 270–324 NM (claim)
Max altitude
up to ± 590,000–656,000 ft (≈ 180–200 km, near-space)

Radar / sensors

Acquisition
91N6A(M) / new AESA radars
Fire control
76T6 / 77T6 (anti-ballistic)
EPM (ECCM)
Very high

Threat

Primary threat
Intercepts ballistic/hypersonic weapons & HVAA
Countermeasure
Saturation, stand-off, suppress radar chain
Threat level
Very high — strategic shield

News archive 1

Analysed reports from the RU Mil Tracker about this system, newest first. Archive since 2026-07-17.

  1. Ukrainian expert: Russia's best missile defences ring Moscow, leaving other strategic sites exposed to Ukraine's emerging ballistic missiles

    Vadym Kushnikov, a military analyst with the Ukrainian defence portal Militarnyi, argued on Ukrainian Radio (reported 23 September 2026 and picked up by Ukrinform, UNIAN and Euromaidan Press) that Russia cannot protect all of its strategic sites against Ukrainian ballistic missiles. In his assessment, Russia does have systems capable of intercepting ballist…

    DeploymentPerformanceScaleRU Mil Tracker · 3 sources
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