#Air Defense Systems
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![Molfar Defence Technologies’ tactical radar system designed to detect and track drones and other low-flying aerial threats.]( "Molfar Defence Technologies’ tactical radar system designed to detect and track drones and other low-flying aerial threats.")
![Fire Point's FP-7.X interceptor missile during a recent test launch. (Source: Fire Point)]( "Fire Point's FP-7.X interceptor missile during a recent test launch. (Source: Fire Point)")
![Don-2N radar station, the central component of Moscow’s A-135 missile defense system, alongside a silo launcher for interceptor missiles. (Source: Russian Ministry of Defense)]( "Don-2N radar station, the central component of Moscow’s A-135 missile defense system, alongside a silo launcher for interceptor missiles. (Source: Russian Ministry of Defense)")
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![Photo of Ivan Khomenko]( "Photo of Ivan Khomenko")
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- War in Ukraine
As Ukrainian drones continue to strike targets deep inside Russia, Moscow has expanded multiple layers of air defenses around the capital. Beyond rooftop-mounted Pantsir systems and S-400 batteries lies the Soviet-era A-135 missile shield—a Cold War system that still appears to rely on nuclear-tipped interceptors to defend Moscow.![A man examines a Ukrainian-made P1-Sun interceptor drone during the career festival on May 21, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A man examines a Ukrainian-made P1-Sun interceptor drone during the career festival on May 21, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Russian S-400 Triumph/SA-21 Growler medium-range and long-range surface-to-air missile system drives through Red Square on May 9, 2015.]( "A Russian S-400 Triumph/SA-21 Growler medium-range and long-range surface-to-air missile system drives through Red Square on May 9, 2015.")
![Soldiers of the 39th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade carry out a combat mission with the French short-range ''Mistral'' air defense system in the Kherson region, Ukraine, on August 26, 2025. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukraine Air Defense Forces Intercepted 91% of Russian Drones Amid Record May Attacks")
