What can the Russian S-400 still do? Will China be able to effectively restrain the United States after their introduction?Many countries want to get Russian S-400 air defense systems, and this is fair, their characteristics are really impressive.
For China, the presence of the S-400 in its arsenal is also beneficial, even though it has its own developments, says the user "Sohu".
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Everyone knows that Russia's heavy industry is well developed, and many countries want to have new Russian-designed anti-aircraft missile systems in their arsenal. Recently, a Russian representative said that China has already purchased several S-400 air defense systems from Russia. In addition to China, countries such as India are also actively buying these systems. Russian S-400 air defense systems have been improved, and their guidance method can be carried out by active radar guidance. Nevertheless, it is difficult to say whether the S-400 introduced into the Chinese troops are advanced models.
The reason why many countries are ready to invest in the purchase of the S-400 is that these SAMs have a firing range of up to 400 kilometers, which has no analogues among the world's surface-to-air missiles. In addition, the maximum range of interception of ballistic missiles exceeds even American missile systems, and the combat capabilities of this air defense system will become the basis of the Russian air defense system in the future.
Despite the fact that most of China's military forces are already equipped with Chinese Hongqi-9 (HQ-9) series systems, their manufacturing cost is very high. Therefore, if China wants to completely modernize the armament of the army, from the point of view of financing it will become a major headache. Previously, most of the Chinese Air Force was equipped with the S-300, the S-400 is an improved version of the S-300, only more practical, and the cost of manufacturing compared to the Chinese Hongqi-9 air defense system is much lower. In addition, the introduction of foreign anti-aircraft missile systems can help China adopt the experience of other countries and study foreign technologies in order to improve the development and manufacture its own air defense systems.
As for the S-400, many experts now believe that in real combat, if long-range radar detection and guidance aircraft are eliminated first of all, this will be vital for the success of air strikes, and in this case the S-400s play a crucial role. The reason why China is implementing S-400 systems is that their defense, monitoring and counterattack capabilities at ultra-long distances can effectively and comprehensively help protect dangerous peripheral areas around China. For example, the coverage area of the SAM may extend to the Diaoyu Islands. The anti-aircraft missile system can serve as a deterrent for other countries' AWACS aircraft and control the espionage of foreign states against a country outside China's control zone. If the Chinese have S-400 systems, then the United States Air Force will no longer dare to freely circle in Chinese airspace.
