Russia's Newest Anti-Aircraft Missile System Sosna To Be Presented At Amy-2018 - Company

Russia's High Precision Systems holding, which is part of the Rostec corporation, will present its latest anti-aircraft missile system Sosna at the upcoming Army-2018 defense industry forum, the company's press service said on Wednesday.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 15th August, 2018) Russia's High Precision Systems holding, which is part of the Rostec corporation, will present its latest anti-aircraft missile system Sosna at the upcoming Army-2018 defense industry forum, the company's press service said on Wednesday.

"The presentation of the newest anti-aircraft missile system Sosna will take place on August 22," the statement said.

The new system is expected to replace the Strela-10M missile system.

The Sosna missile system was designed to protect troops from aircraft attacks and aerial reconnaissance. This system is capable of operating at any time of the day and night and in conditions of reduced visibility. Targets can be identified both in autonomous mode and manually. The system is armed with 12 Sosna-R anti-aircraft guided missiles, which can hit targets at a distance of up to 6 miles and at an altitude of 3 miles.