After years of mystery and speculation, Russia has officially unveiled its next-generation missile defense system,the S-500 “Prometey.” Touted as a revolutionary leap in air defense, the S-500 claims ...

The S-500 Prometheus is one of Russia's most advanced air defense systems in development, designed to counter a wide range of threats, from aircraft and cruise missiles to ballistic and hypersonic ...

Once a ballistic missile is fired into the air, a defender has only minutes to identify its precise trajectory and try to shoot it down. Even the world’s best defenses can’t always stop them.