S - 400 ( SAM ) The S - 400 " Triumf " ( ; NATO reporting name : SA - 21 Growler ) , previously known as S - 300PMU - 3 , is a new generation anti - aircraft weapon system developed by Russia ' s Almaz Central Design Bureau as an upgrade of the S - 300 family . It is currently in limited service with the Russian Armed Forces . The S - 400 uses three different missiles to cover its entire performance envelope . These are the extremely long range 40N6 , long range 48N6 and medium range 9M96 missile . Each one has different capabilities . Development . The development of the S - 400 system began in the late 1990s . The system was formally announced by the Russian Air Force in January 1999 . On 12 February 1999 , the first tests were performed at Kapustin Yar in Astrakhan which were reported successful . As a result of this , the S - 400 was scheduled for deployment in the Russian army in 2001 . In 2003 it first became apparent that the system was not ready for deployment , but in August two high - ranking military officials expressed concerns that the S - 400 was being tested using ' obsolete ' interceptors from the S - 300P and concluded that it was not ready for production . Finally the completion of the project was announced in February 2004 . In April , a ballistic missile was successfully intercepted in a test of the upgraded 48N6DM interceptor missile . Structure . Management tools 30К6Е are : to control the work of fire means : 98ZH6E system " Triumph " ; THE s - 300pmu2 ; THE s - 300pmu1 ; and al s - 300pmu2 through administration system 83М6Е2 , s - 300pmu1 through administration system 83М6Е ; The Tor - M1 through a battery command post " Rankings - M " ; Pantsir - S through the leading machine or through command post " Pantsir - S " ; Triumph kets - when carrying out additional works in information technology pairing administration system 30К6Е ; reception of the route information from the radar : additionally integrated radar complex 91Н6Е ; Radar route type output input 96L6E , " Opponent - GE " , " Gamma - DE " . Option - integrated radar complex 91Н6Е ; ensure interaction : with senior command posts Russian production type " Baikal - E " and others ; with neighbouring administration system 30К6Е , 83М6Е , 83М6Е2 ; with interacting command post type " Polyana - Д4М1 " ; with interacting command post fighter aircraft of the Russian production . For export supply in coordination with by foreign customer , with the purpose of integration in the system of defence from the customer shall be additional works on improvement of the administration system 30К6Е for information technology pairing with anti - kets . base stats . - aircraft of the strategic aviation on the b - 1B , FB - 111 , B - 52 ; - specialized electronic warfare planes of type EF - 111A , EA - 6 ; - reconnaissance aircraft type TR - 1 ; - planes early warning E - 3A , E - 2C ; - aircraft tactical aviation - type F - 15 , F - 16 , F - 22 ; - aircraft produced on Stealth technology » , B - 2 , F - 117A ; - strategic cruise missiles of the type « Tomahawk » , other types of ; - aeroballistic missiles of different variants ; - intermediate - range ballistic missiles ; - operational - tactical ballistic missiles . Deployment . A regular S - 400 battalion consists of at least eight launchers with 32 missiles and a mobile command post . On May 21 , 2007 the Russian Air Force announced that S - 400 would be put on combat duty around Moscow and Central Russia by July 1 , 2007 . The S - 400 was also deployed near the town of Elektrostal . On August 6 , 2007 , the first regiment equipped with S - 400 entered active service in Moscow Oblast ' near the town of Elektrostal , according to Channel One Russia . This is the 606th Guards Anti - air Rocket Regiment , 9th PVO Division , 1st PVO Corps , of the Special Purpose Command . On February 8 , 2008 , Lt . Gen . Vladimir Sviridov announced that Russia will be replacing the S - 300 systems in the Northwest of Russia with the more technologically advanced S - 400 . Russian military experts expect that Russia plans for this system to be in place and represent a major component of their ballistic missile defense system until 2020 . In September 2006 Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov announced a new state program of armaments for 2007 – 2015 . This program provides for the purchase of 18 missile battalions of S - 400 ' s . On March 17 , 2009 Russia ' s defense minister announced that a second regiment equipped with advanced S - 400 Triumf air defense missile systems has been put into combat service . On August 26 , 2009 , the General Staff said S - 400 systems had been deployed in the Russian Far East to counter possible North Korean missile tests and prevent fragments from falling on Russian territory . In February 2011 a second unit of S - 400 missile systems was deployed at Dubrovki , north of Moscow . The 210th Air Defence Regiment consists of two battalions , each consisting of eight launch points , each with four missiles . In February 2011 , it was also announced that the missile system will be deployed in southern Kuril Islands " to protect Russia ' s sovereignty in the Far East " . The Baltic Fleet in Kaliningrad received S - 400 SAM systems in February 2012 and these went into operational status in April 2012 . One S - 400 division is deployed on combat duty in the Russian far east city Nakhodka . As of 2012 , one system ( in Electrostal ) was operational , with three more S - 400 battalions being deployed . All 56 battalions will be delivered by 2020 . Russia is also setting up two regiments of S - 400 in Eastern Military district . As of September 2013 , the Russian Army has five S - 400 regiments : two in Moscow , one in the Pacific fleet , one in the Baltic Fleet , and one in the Southern Military District . Beginning in 2014 , the army will receive two to three sets of regimental units of S - 400 systems every year . Another S - 400 regiment will be put on combat duty around Moscow by the end of 2013 . Russia plans to have 28 S - 400 regiments by 2020 , each comprising two or three battalions with four systems each , mainly in maritime and border areas . Foreign interest . On August 23 , 2007 RIA Novosti reported that their sources indicated that Russia will not export the S - 400 for the next few years . During the 2009 International Defence Industry Fair in Istanbul Turkey expressed interest in buying the system . Vice Chairman of Russia ' s State Duma Vladimir Zhirinovsky has urged the fast delivery of the S - 400 anti - aircraft missile systems to Iran . On August 24 , 2009 , RIA Novosti reported that their sources indicated that Belarus had submitted a formal request for two battalions of S - 400 systems . In September 2009 , it was reported that the S - 400 system is part of a two billion dollar arms deal being negotiated between Russia and Saudi Arabia . As of March 2010 , this was still under negotiation . The Saudis want to buy twelve systems , each of eight launchers . The Saudis were trying to buy the more modern S - 400 , but the Russians reportedly only wanted to sell the older S - 300 . South Korea is developing a simplified version of the S - 400 called M - SAM " Cheolmae - 2 " with the help of Almaz . The prime contractor is Samsung Thales , a joint venture between Samsung and Thales . The M - SAM will be composed of an X band multi - function radar vehicle built by Samsung Thales in technical cooperation with Almaz , and fire - control vehicles and transporter erector launcher s built by Doosan . LIG Nex1 will provide the missiles . The Russian Ministry of Defence has stated that the S - 400 is for the Russian Armed Forces only ; it will not be exported . Operators . Current : Potential : External links . 22 _