The S-400 uses massive wheelbases to distribute 44-tonne weights and accommodate 7.5-metre missiles. This sprawling 8x8 footprint prevents rollovers, enables two-metre trench crossing, and protects paved civilian highways from being crushed.

The S-400 uses massive wheelbases to distribute 44-tonne weights and accommodate 7.5-metre missiles. This sprawling 8x8 footprint prevents rollovers, enables two-metre trench crossing, and protects paved civilian highways from being crushed.

Why do S-400 vehicles have such an enormous wheelbase?

The S-400 Triumf is engineered for continuous 24-hour combat duty. Utilizing autonomous 5I57A diesel generators and liquid cooling systems, it maintains round-the-clock readiness while automated kill chains operate seamlessly in the dead of night.

The S-400 Triumf is engineered for continuous 24-hour combat duty. Utilizing autonomous 5I57A diesel generators and liquid cooling systems, it maintains round-the-clock readiness while automated kill chains operate seamlessly in the dead of night.

Can an S-400 operate 24 hours a day?

While an Iron Dome interceptor costs $50,000, the new Iron Beam laser system neutralises aerial threats using electricity. Costing roughly $3.50 per shot with an infinite magazine, it will complement the Iron Dome to reduce the immense cost of war.


While an Iron Dome interceptor costs $50,000, the new Iron Beam laser system neutralises aerial threats using electricity. Costing roughly $3.50 per shot with an infinite magazine, it will complement the Iron Dome to reduce the immense cost of war.

$50,000 vs $3.50: How the future of air defence could be this cheap

Saudi Arabia defence intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi movement over the southern city of Jazan, the Saudi-led coalition said on Monday.

Earlier, the Houthis said the group had fired a Badr-1 ballistic missile at Jazan's airport, without giving any further details.

The Houthis, an Iran-allied group that holds much of Yemen including the capital, Sanaa, have fired a series of missiles into the kingdom in recent months, part of a three-year-old conflict in Yemen widely seen as a proxy battle between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

A US-backed military alliance intervened in Yemen’s civil war in 2015 to fight against the Houthis on behalf of the government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour al-Hadi, who lives in exile in Riyadh. Iran and the Houthis dismiss Saudi accusations that Tehran arms the group.

Coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki said Saudi air defence forces destroyed the missile over Jazan and accused the Houthis of targeting residential areas, according to a report from the official Saudi Press Agency.

The Houthis have fired a salvo of missiles at Saudi Arabia in recent months, including the capital, Riyadh, while the coalition launched thousands of air strikes against Houthi-held areas, killing hundreds of civilians at hospitals, schools and markets.

The Houthis have fired a salvo of missiles at Saudi Arabia in recent months

Saudi Arabia defence intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi movement over the southern city of Jazan, the Saudi-led coalition said on Monday. Earlier, the Houthis said the group had fired a Badr-1 ballistic missile at Jazan's airport, without giving any further details. The Houthis, an Iran-allied group that holds much of Yemen including the capital, Sanaa, have fired a series of missiles into the kingdom in recent months, part of a three-year-old conflict in Yemen widely seen as a proxy battle between Saudi Arabia and Iran. A US-backed military alliance intervened in Yemen’s civil war in 2015 to fight against the Houthis on behalf of the government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour al-Hadi, who lives in exile in Riyadh. Iran and the Houthis dismiss Saudi accusations that Tehran arms the group. Coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki said Saudi air defence forces destroyed the missile over Jazan and accused the Houthis of targeting residential areas, according to a report from the official Saudi Press Agency. The Houthis have fired a salvo of missiles at Saudi Arabia in recent months, including the capital, Riyadh, while the coalition launched thousands of air strikes against Houthi-held areas, killing hundreds of civilians at hospitals, schools and markets.

Saudi air defences destroy ballistic missile fired from Yemen

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