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Photo: American SM-3 missile launched by Aegis system.
Russia will have own sea-based missile defense system analogous to American Aegis, Anatoly Shlemov, head of state defense order department at United Shipbuilding Corporation told RIA Novosti.
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"This is unambiguous task assigned to defense industry, because it is very urgent to use warships in national missile defense architecture", explained the interviewee.
According to him, JSC Almaz-Antei (designer of S-300 and S-400 missile defense systems) is engaged in development of the sea-based missile defense systems along with other companies.
Earlier on, it was reported about Russian defense ministry's plans to kick off shipbuilding program of 6 missile/space defense destroyers in 2016.
American missile defense system Aegis is currently undergoing active development. In particular, such systems armed with interceptors SM-2 and SM-3 are mounted on US Navy's Ticonderoga-class cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. Besides, naval ships of Japan, South Korea, Norway, and Spain are also equipped with elements of Aegis system.
Aegis missile defense system comprises all-round surveillance radar capable to detect and track up to 300 targets at distances up to 320 km. To hit top-priority targets, Aegis system may launch up to 18 interceptors at once.