A very informative thread on the S-500 system, basically an upgraded version of the S-300V system.
The S-500 is not a derivative of the S-400 system, which is itself derived from the S-300P/F system. As shown recently the S-400 does not seem to be able to defend itself from ATACMS, a short range ballistic missile, and this is not too surprising as it's main role was to defend against slower air breathing threats such as planes and cruise missiles.
The S-500 was recently deployed to Crimea per Ukrainian GUR head Kyrylo Budanov to protect the Kerch bridge. This is the first time it has been deployed, and Russia probably only has one operational system. It should be their best ballistic missile defense system, however it seems very liable to being overwhelmed with even a small number of missiles as the thread explains.
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1800981129966563744
https://x.com/John_A_Ridge/status/1801322095185375647
The S-500 is not a derivative of the S-400 system, which is itself derived from the S-300P/F system. As shown recently the S-400 does not seem to be able to defend itself from ATACMS, a short range ballistic missile, and this is not too surprising as it's main role was to defend against slower air breathing threats such as planes and cruise missiles.
The S-500 was recently deployed to Crimea per Ukrainian GUR head Kyrylo Budanov to protect the Kerch bridge. This is the first time it has been deployed, and Russia probably only has one operational system. It should be their best ballistic missile defense system, however it seems very liable to being overwhelmed with even a small number of missiles as the thread explains.
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1800981129966563744
https://x.com/John_A_Ridge/status/1801322095185375647