MOSCOW, July 3. /TASS/. Russia has completed the state trials of the 40N6E long-range missile for the S-400 air defense system, a source in the domestic defense industry told TASS on Tuesday.

"The 40N6 long-range missile [the 40N6E as its export version] has been accepted for service. All the necessary documents were signed in September, after which the Defense Ministry started the ...

The Russian defense industry has reportedly delivered a new S-400 regiment to the Russian armed forces ahead of schedule. The new missile may be inducted into service by the end of the summer.

Depending on the missile used, the operational range of the launcher varies from 25 miles (9M96 weighing about 770 lbs) to as much as 235 miles (40N6E weighing about 4000 lbs). Read also ...

Depending on the type of target and the rockets used, the range is between 40 kilometres (9M96 missiles weighing about 350 kilograms) and even several hundred kilometres (40N6E missiles weighing ...