<p class="bodytext">Russia said on Tuesday it had successfully test-fired its new S-500 air defence missile systems at a southern training range and hit a high-speed ballistic target.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Russia says the S-500, which is expected to have a maximum firing range of 600 kilometres, is the most advanced anti-missile system in the world and is capable of countering attacks from space.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Its development however is years behind schedule. The military had previously said the army would begin receiving the first S-500 systems in 2020.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In April, the maker of the systems, Almaz-Anty, said that work on the S-500 was nearing completion.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"At the Kapustin Yar training ground the latest S-500 air defense missile weapon system carried out live fire exercises to hit a high-speed ballistic target," the defence ministry said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The target was hit," the statement added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Video footage of the test was released by the defence ministry for the first time.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After tests are completed the first S-500 system -- also known as Prometheus and the Triumfator-M -- will be sent to an air defence unit outside Moscow, the defence ministry said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">NATO member Turkey has bought from Russia the advanced system's predecessor, S-400, despite protests from the United States that it threatens the alliance's defences.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Monday, Russia said it had carried out another successful test of its Zircon hypersonic cruise missile, part of a new arsenal of weapons described as "invincible" by President Vladimir Putin.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was scheduled to attend an airshow later Tuesday, at which a new Russian-developed fighter jet was due to be unveiled.</p>
<p class="bodytext">Russia said on Tuesday it had successfully test-fired its new S-500 air defence missile systems at a southern training range and hit a high-speed ballistic target.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Russia says the S-500, which is expected to have a maximum firing range of 600 kilometres, is the most advanced anti-missile system in the world and is capable of countering attacks from space.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Its development however is years behind schedule. The military had previously said the army would begin receiving the first S-500 systems in 2020.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In April, the maker of the systems, Almaz-Anty, said that work on the S-500 was nearing completion.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"At the Kapustin Yar training ground the latest S-500 air defense missile weapon system carried out live fire exercises to hit a high-speed ballistic target," the defence ministry said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The target was hit," the statement added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Video footage of the test was released by the defence ministry for the first time.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After tests are completed the first S-500 system -- also known as Prometheus and the Triumfator-M -- will be sent to an air defence unit outside Moscow, the defence ministry said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">NATO member Turkey has bought from Russia the advanced system's predecessor, S-400, despite protests from the United States that it threatens the alliance's defences.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Monday, Russia said it had carried out another successful test of its Zircon hypersonic cruise missile, part of a new arsenal of weapons described as "invincible" by President Vladimir Putin.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was scheduled to attend an airshow later Tuesday, at which a new Russian-developed fighter jet was due to be unveiled.</p>