The possible deployment of American MDS (Missile Defense System) radar station in the Caucasus will not harm Russia’s defensive capacity, Commander-in-Chief of Russian Air Forces Vladimir Mikhaylov stated commenting on American MDA (Missile Defense Agency) head Henry Obering’s statement that “The U.S. would like to deploy a radar station somewhere in Caucasus.”
“Let them deploy. After all, it’s their problem. Unfortunately they are speaking about deploying American MDS components in such countries like Ukraine and a number of other countries, including the CIS countries. Russia has everything necessary to adequately respond to those deployments,” the General said.
In his opinion, Russian C-400 systems provide security, including in the context of air- space defense. The Commander-in-Chief of Russian Air Forces clarified that the range of C-400 zenith-missiles exceeds 400 kilometers and provides solutions for air-space defense tasks, RIA “Novosti” reports.
