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First deployment of Russian air defense systems S-400 regiment by rail at 2,000 km from Moscow.
The Russian Aerospace Forces completed the return back to the permanent deployment base in Moscow region of personnel, combat and specialized hardware of an anti-aircraft missile regiment of the air and missile defense which engaged in combat fire from S-400 Triumph systems at a planned tactical exercise at Ashuluk range in Astrakhan region, the press service of the Russian defense ministry said.
     
The Russian Aerospace Forces completed the return back to the permanent deployment base in Moscow region of personnel, combat and specialized hardware of an anti-aircraft missile regiment of the air and missile defense which engaged in combat fire from S-400 Triumph systems at a planned tactical exercise at Ashuluk range in Astrakhan region, the press service of the Russian defense ministry said.
S-400 (SAM) Triumf (SA-21) at a rehearsal of the Victory Parade May 4, 2010
     
For the first time the anti-aircraft missile regiment was delivered in full strength (three S-400 Triumph divisions, regimental set of combat and specialized hardware) from the permanent deployment base to the firing range. Specific attention was paid to complying with the norms for redeploying the personnel and hardware by rail to the point of destination which demanded five trains that covered a distance of 2 thousand kilometers to bring the regiment from Moscow region to Ashuluk range.

During the exercise the air and missile defense regiment of the Aerospace Forces successfully detected and repelled a massive air and missile strike of the conditional adversary and destroyed with high precision 10 Pishchal, Dan-M and other missile targets simulating ballistic and tactical weapons of the conditional adversary, it said.

Combat units of the S-400 regiment made over ten simulated electronic launches at real air targets performed by MiG-29SMT fighter jets which attacked the protected area at different altitudes and speed. After technical maintenance of the hardware the S-400 regiment went on combat duty to defend Moscow and the Central Industrial District.
     
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