Will Russia’s New S-500 Air And Missile Defense System Be Able To Track And Shoot Down The F-22 And F-35?

An S-400 air defence missile system is deployed for a combat duty at the Hmeymim airbase to provide security of the Russian air group's flights in Syria. © Dmitriy Vinogradov / Sputnik

National Interest: Russia's S-500: An F-35 or F-22 Stealth Slayer?

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Given the S-500’s advanced networking capabilities, some military analysts have suggested that the Russians might genuinely be able to engage stealth aircraft. Indeed, by networking multiple high-speed long wave radars such as the RLS Voronezh-DM and 1L119 Nebo SVU, it might be possible to generate a weapons quality track on an aircraft such as the F-22 or F-35. Sensor fusion has afforded militaries many capabilities that are greater than the sum of their part. This many be one such case.

Russia’s fearsome new S-500 air and missile defense system has apparently entered production—and is setting new records for missile engagement range.

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WNU Editor: The Russian military has been promoting the S-500 for years .... Is Russia Going To Deploy A 'Star Wars' Missile System In 2017? (August 31, 2013). But it looks like they have finally worked out the technical and production problems to get it deployed. I also know that the Russian military is very confident of this weapons platform, treating it as a vital component in its arsenal to the point where they are not even going to be selling it abroad to customers who would dearly want to buy it.

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