The S-25 Berkut was the first operational surface-to-air missile system fielded by the Soviet Union, designed by the Lavochkin OKB and built from 1954 at State Aviation Plant No. 82 in Tushino to defend Moscow against a feared attack by up to 1,000 strategic bombers. It became combat ready in June 1956, known to NATO as the SA-1 Guild, with about 32,000 V-300 missiles produced between 1954 and 1959. Despite its scale, the system failed to detect or intercept the only Soviet era overflight of Moscow by a Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft on 5 July 1956, and it remained in service until 1986. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Source Wikipedia: S-25 Berkut
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1. Wikidata: S-25 Berkut
Wikidata Q164648, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
2. Wikipedia: S-25 Berkut
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Despite its scale, the system failed to detect or intercept the only Soviet era overflight of Moscow by a Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft on 5 July 1956, and it remained in service until 1986
- Operated By: Red Army, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Soviet Union'
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WikidataWikidata Q164648 (P729 service entry): 1955Quote, Wikidata Q164648 (P729 service entry): 1955
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1955.
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