The Ministry of Defense conducted a successful test of a new Russian interceptor. The upgraded version of the missile is equipped with, so its combat capabilities are expanded. This is the second launch of the missile: the first was held in November last year.
Since 2010, by the concern of the East-Kazakhstan region Almaz-Antey, production of solid propellant rocket engines for the 53T6 interceptor missile was restarted. On December 20, 2011, the first launch of the PRS-1M with a new engine was carried out. Then the cooperation of the co-executors of the concern began to resume the mass production of anti-missiles in general.