S-500

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Surface-to-air missile. Family: Russian SAMs and ABMs. Country: Russia. Status: Development. Department of Defence Designation: SA-21. Manufacturer's Designation: S-500. Complex: S-500.

New anti-aircraft, anti-missile system design in competitive development with Antey's S-400 to produce a Russian equivalent to THAAD.

Manufacturer: Almaz.

Bibliography:

Yeftifyev, M D, Iz istorii sozdaniya zenito-raketnovo shchita rossii, Vuzovskaya kniga, Moscow, 2000. Web Address when accessed: http://www.eastview.com/xq/ASP/sku=A2010232/f_locale=/Evtif'ev/MD/Moskva/Russia/Russian/qx/russian/books/product.asp.

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