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.

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.

Its versatility allows it to employ various missile types, capable of hitting targets from 25 miles (with 9M96 missiles weighing around 770 pounds) to 249 miles (with 40N6E missiles weighing ...