At the Army-2024 forum in Russia, the S-500 Prometey (Prometheus) anti-aircraft missile system was publicly presented. It is claimed to be capable of intercepting hypersonic targets, according to Defence Blog. It is noted that the S-500 was adopted by the Russian army as early as 2021, but the Prometey has been publicly presented for the first time. The system is said to provide long-range air defense against a wide range of aerial threats. The S-500 is described as a road-mobile system built on a BAZ-69096 chassis with 10×10 transport-launcher vehicles. It is likely that the S-500 will replac…