Russian Aerospace Forces to put S-500 air defense systems into service soon

Russia’s Aerospace Forces will put the S-500 air defense systems into service in the near future, Col. Gen. Viktor Bondarev said Saturday, Sputnik reports.

"Every year we get five S-400 air defense systems, new radar stations. We are satisfied with that pace, the further development is ongoing. We [Defense Ministry] and the defense industry are not standing still, the modern S-500 missile system is rapidly developing, and in the near future it will be put into service with the air defense," Bondarev said.