 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Russian Military-Industrial Commission To View Fifth Generation Air-Defense System
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Feb 26, 2007 The Military-Industrial Commission, which answers directly to the Russian president, will meet Tuesday to consider prospects for a fifth-generation air-defense system, a senior Russian government official said Monday. "It will be a field session, which will be held at the Almaz Science and Production Association," said First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, who oversees the defense related sectors. Ivanov said new S-400 missile systems were adopted for service in late 2006 and will be placed on alert duty later this year. "It is a unique system that has no parallels [in the world]," he said. He said priority should now be given to the development of fifth-generation air-defense systems, combining elements of air-, missile-, and space defense.
earlier related report "The meeting, hosted by First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, will be held at the Almaz Science and Production Association, and the participants will discuss the prospects of developing weapons systems that would become part of the future aerospace defense forces," Army General Vladimir Mikhailov said. Former defense minister Sergei Ivanov, who oversees defense-related sectors, earlier said new S-400 Triumf ground-to-air missile systems were adopted for service in late 2006 and will be placed on alert duty later this year. "It is a unique system that has no parallels [in the world]," he said. He said priority should now be given to the development of fifth-generation air-defense systems, combining elements of air, missile and space defenses.
Source: RIA Novosti Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
BMD Can Backfire On Europe
Moscow, Russia (UPI) Feb 21, 2007What does Europe stand to gain, or lose, from the forthcoming deployment of American antiballistic missile systems in Poland and the Czech Republic? Officially, they are supposed to protect Europe from the missiles of "rogue" countries (such as North Korea and Iran). If this explanation weren't already as believable as Santa Clause, the facts, including geography, ballistics, and the data provided by all major intelligence agencies, serve to discredit it even further. |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2006 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA PortalReports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additionalcopyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
