Profile
- Type
- Long-range mobile surface-to-air missile system
- Conflict side
- Russia
- Origin
- Russia
- Service note
- Entered Russian service in 2007; used in the 2022 full-scale Russia-Ukraine War
Air Defense
S-400 Triumf
The S-400 Triumf, NATO reporting name SA-21 Growler, is a Russian road-mobile long-range air defense system built around networked command, search radar, engagement radar, and transporter-erector-launchers. It is designed to engage aircraft, UAVs, cruise missiles, and some ballistic missile threats, and Russian S-400 batteries in occupied Crimea have been a recurring target in Ukraine's campaign against Russian air defenses.
- Conflict side
- Russia
- Built by
- Almaz-Antey
- Built in
- Russia
Service History
- In service
- 2007-present
- Used by
- Russian Armed Forces
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designer
- Almaz Central Design Bureau
- Designed
- Development began in the 1990s
- Built by
- Almaz-Antey
- Built in
- Russia
- Unit cost
- Not publicly standardized; battery-level export packages vary by customer and configuration
- Produced
- 2000s-present
- Number built
- Not publicly confirmed
- Variants
- 40R6 / S-400 Triumf, Export configuration S-400 Triumph
Specifications
- Engagement range
- Up to 380 km against aerodynamic targets; up to 60 km against ballistic targets in Rosoboronexport figures
- Engagement altitude
- 0.01-30 km against aerodynamic targets; 2-25 km against ballistic targets
- Target speed
- Up to 4,800 m/s
- Battery launchers
- Up to 12 launchers in one air defense missile system configuration
- Targets engaged
- One division can fire on up to 10 targets with up to 20 guided missiles
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Russia
Russian forces have fielded S-400 batteries in occupied Crimea during the war; Ukrainian military intelligence reported destroying a Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile system there in August 2023.
S-400 Triumf Images
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S-400 "Triumph"Publisher: Rosoboronexport | Note: Official export product page supporting system role, component descriptions, launcher count, engagement range, altitude, target speed, and simultaneous engagement figures. | Accessed: 2026-06-20S-400 TriumfPublisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies Missile Threat | Note: Supports general background, Russian origin, service entry, mobile SAM role, and broad capability context. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Russia Announces Sale of S-400 to ChinaPublisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Supports Almaz-Antey manufacturer attribution and additional background on S-400 battalion components and capabilities. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks as Kyiv claims it took out a key S-400 missile defense systemPublisher: Associated Press | Note: Directly supports Russia-Ukraine War context for a Russian S-400 system reported by Ukrainian military intelligence in occupied Crimea. | Accessed: 2026-06-20File:S-400 Triumf launch vehicle.JPGPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and license page for the primary S-400 launch vehicle image, published under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-20File:Russian S-400 Triumf missile launcher.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and license page for the gallery S-400 launcher image, reviewed on Commons as Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-20