The Russian S-500 system will be the only one in the world that is capable of shooting down hundreds of targets simultaneously.

The tests of the newest Russian air defense / missile defense system S-500 "Prometey", which are starting this year, began to acquire a number of details, so, according to the information publication "Rossiyskaya Gazeta", the S-500 "Prometey" air defense missile system will receive anti-aircraft guided missiles equipped with nuclear warheads. This gives Russian systems the ability to simultaneously destroy dozens or even hundreds of targets, not to mention the powerful electromagnetic pulse generated that will completely turn off radars over enemy or allied territory.

“The S-500 will use both missiles from the S-400 arsenal - for example, 40N6M with a confirmed combat range of 380 kilometers - and new ones that were not used in other systems. Say, the 77N6-N missile is designed for transatmospheric interception of ballistic missiles at an altitude of up to 165 kilometers. To destroy satellites in low orbits, the S-500 has a 77N6-N1 missile with a small-capacity nuclear warhead. ”, - the newspaper reports.

Given the fact that missiles designed to destroy aerodynamic targets can be equipped with nuclear charges, the Russian Prometheus will be able to simultaneously destroy large air formations.