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MOSCOW, April 2 (Itar-Tass) - RIA Novosti. The Russian military successfully tested a new modernized missile defense system at the Sary-Shagan test range in Kazakhstan, the official printed organ of the Defense Ministry Krasnaya Zvezda reported.

"The new modernized anti-missile defense system of the missile defense system successfully accomplished the task and struck a conventional target at the set time," the words of the deputy commander of the anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense unit of Major-General Andrey Prikhodko.

The missile defense system is in service with the VCS and is designed to protect Moscow against air and space attack strikes, as well as to perform tasks in the interests of missile attack warning systems and space control.

In mid-February, the Defense Ministry reported on the testing of the upgraded missile-based missile defense system of the ABM system at the Sary-Shagan range. At the end of the events, Andrei Prikhodko stated that the anti-missile missile had completed the task and struck the conventional target with the specified accuracy.

Its tactical and technical characteristics concerning the range, accuracy, and duration of operation are significantly higher than the firearms currently in service.Thanks to this, as with all components of the missile defense system undergoing modernization, there is no doubt that they will be able to fulfill their task of ensuring reliable defense of the designated district ", - said Prikhodko.

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