Russia is Running Out Surface-Surface Missiles, Their Quick Fix is Failing Them

The U.K. Ministry of Defense has released information that indicates Russian Aerospace Forces are utilizing the S-300 (SA-20) and S-400 (SA-21) Surface to Air Missiles (SAM) as Surface to Surface Missiles (SSM). The SA-20 and SA-21 are strategic missile systems used to deny large swaths of airspace, out to 180NM, to adversary aircraft and precision guided munitions. However, due to the exhaustion of Russian surface to surface missiles such as the Kalibr (SS-N-30A), Iskander (SS-26), and S-N-27 Sizzler, the Aerospace Forces have been tasked with using their surface to air missiles in surface mode.