Russian S-400 air defence missiles in Syria
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Russia is deploying advanced, long-range S-400 air defence missiles at its airbase in Syria after Turkey shot down one of its fighter jets
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S-400 missiles at Khmeimim airbase
Ankara TURKEY Incirlik SYRIA Damascus Raqqa 400km LEBANON CYPRUS RAF Akrotiri Mediterranean Sea ISRAEL EGYPT JORDAN SAUDI ARABIA Al Azraq IRAQ
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S-400 MISSILES Can target aircraft, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles
40N6: Maximum range 400km
48N6: 250km
9M96E2 120km
Maximum intercept altitude 56km
Maximum target speed 4.8km/sec (Mach 14)
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S-400 SURFACE-TO-AIR-MISSILE SYSTEM
NATO codename SA-21 Growler
Mobile command post
Fire control radar
Launcher: Equipped with four missile canisters. Up to eight launchers in S-400 battery
Each canister holds four short-range missiles or one longer range missile
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Sources: Global Security, wire agencies
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