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Russian S-350 destroys air target for 1st time in auto mode: Minister

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 13 Jun 2023 12:05
2 Min Read

Russian Industry Minister Denis Manturov announces that the Russian armed forces' air defense systems are presently the only systems in the world capable of neutralizing hypersonic missiles.

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  • Russian S-350 destroys air target for 1st time in auto mode: Minister
    The radar (left) and TEL (right) units of the S-350 Vityaz SAM (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

Russian Industry Minister Denis Manturov announced that for the first time ever the Russian air defense complex S-350 Vityaz successfully destroyed a real air target during the war in Ukraine.

In a statement Manturov noted that "Just recently, [Russian metallurgy and heavy machine-building] Obukhov Plant has announced that the S-350 Vityaz anti-aircraft missile system, hit a target in the area of the special operation [in Ukraine] in automatic mode for the first time in the world, using artificial intelligence without the participation of the human."

Russian air defense systems are presently the only systems in the world capable of neutralizing hypersonic missiles, the minister said before he reaffirmed that once again, are exclusive to the Russian armed forces.

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Losses from the recent Ukrainian offensive in Zaporozhye, this is a serious loss in armor for absolutely no gain. All of that western trained manpower and material just gone. pic.twitter.com/5FC9GfYNEh

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