Russia to create new super weapon that provides air, missile and space protection
Pastor Dale Morgan
Russia to create new super weapon that provides air, missile and space
protection*
02.03.2007
Russia’s First Vice Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov set an unusual goal for
the national defense complex, which he is personally in charge of. The
official ordered to design a new air defense missile system that would
guarantee air, missile and space protection at once. The development of
the new Russian super weapon was entrusted to air defense concern Almaz
Antei.
The concern will be used for the creation of a special design bureau
that is set to unite all scientific and technical air defense schools
used in the Air Force, the Navy, land troops, automatic control systems
and anti-missile defense. The designers of the bureau will be creating
the weapon of fifth generation embodying defensive, informational and
supervisory functions.
Sergei Ivanov said that it was going about a very serious, expensive and
unique project. The term to fulfill the project has been set within the
limits of Russia’s Arms Program before 2015. The project is aimed at
guaranteeing security of the Russian air space and may be expanded into
actual space too.
It is about time Russia should think about the creation of the shield to
defend its air space. The commander of Russia’s Air Force, General
Vladimir Mikhailov, has recently stated that Russia must have weapons of
air and space defense in the near future. The general added that the
authorities responsible for the defense industry approach the problem as
a question of paramount importance.
It is difficult to say if the new system is going to be created anew or
whether it will be based on the ones included in Russia’s military
arsenal already. One may assume that the works on the creation of the
new super weapon will be conducted on the base of the S-400 missile
complex, which Sergei Ivanov recently praised. This system is twice as
powerful as its predecessor, S-300. Russia’s another military novelty,
the missile system known as Ceasar (or Samoderzhec in Russian), may also
be used in the process.
The Ceasar system was completed in 2004. However, no information on that
has been released ever since. Ceasar reportedly outstrips USA’s Patriot
system and can do the same with all analogues of foreign production.
Experts say that Russia's intention to build the new super powerful
weapon has nothing to do with USA’s plans to deploy elements of its
defense system in Eastern Europe. On the other hand, it goes without
saying that Russia will have to bid farewell to its project with NATO on
the creation of the air defense system for the European seat of war. It
was a very successful project for Russia until US officials announced
their plans to set up missile complexes in Poland and the Czech Republic.
Vremya Novostei
Translated by Dmitry Sudakov
Pravda.ru