Triumf SAM Missile To Be Deployed Soon

The long-range Triumf surface-to-air missile is almost ready to enter Russian service, according to a senior official cited by Interfax-AVN.

Testing on the S-400 has been completed, said Maj. Gen. Viktor Gumennoy, head of the air force's anti-aircraft missile troops.

The weapon will enter service "in the very near future," he said on Friday.

Late last month, another top general indicated that the missiles would be deployed in Russia's Far East before the end of the year,...