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Russia will deploy first Bastion silo-based surface-to-ship missile system in Crimean Peninsula 10307151.
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Russia will deploy the first Bastion silo-based surface-to-ship missile system in the Crimean Peninsula by 2020, Moscow-based Interfax news agency reported Thursday, July 2, 2015. The new missile system will be positioned in the region as part of the Kremlin’s plans to increase security in the Black Sea area.
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 Russian road-mobile missile being loaded into an underground silo missile in late November 2012 |
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The deployment of the coastal missile system comes more than three months after Russia deployed Bastion antimissile systems in Crimea. The Crimean Peninsula is an internationally recognized Ukrainian territory annexed by the Russian Federation in March 2014. The event was condemned by many world leaders, as well as NATO, as an illegal takeover of Ukrainian land. “The first Bastion silo-based surface-to-ship missile system will be deployed in Crimea within the next five years,” a source within the Russian navy told Interfax. “It will use both the currently existing Yakhont anti-ship [missiles] and prospected missile systems being developed at the moment, which will be capable of destroying any target in the Black Sea area.” According to the source, the silo-based infrastructure of the Bastion missile will significantly increase the system’s capability. A missile silo is a vertical cylindrical structure, which is constructed underground to store and launch intercontinental ballistic missiles.he K-300P Bastion-P (NATO reporting name SSC-5) is a the latest generation Russian mobile coastal defence missile system. The Bastion-P launcher carries two P-800 Oniks/Yakhont (SS-N-26 Strobile) anti-ship cruise missiles. These have a range of 300 km with hi-low flight trajectory and 120 km with low-low flight trajectory. The TEL (Transporter Erector Launcher) vehicle can launch its missiles within 5 minutes from travelling. Vehicle has a vertical launch configuration. It can launch both missiles with short interval of 2-5 seconds between the launches. |
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