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Defense News - Russia |
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Monday, January 23, 2012, 04:44 PM | |||
Russian armed forces will receive 30 DT-30 tracked carrier and 100 Pantsir-S1 air defense system. | |||
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Russian Air Force will receive over 30 Vityaz and 100 Pantsir-S
air defense systems by 2020, spokesman Col. Vladimir Drik said on Monday,
January 23, 2012. “We are planning to acquire by 2020 more than
100 short-range Pantsir-S and over 30 mid-range Vityaz systems to rearm
air defense units,” Drik said. |
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Pantsir-S1 SA-22 Greyhound Air defense missile - gun system (Credit photo Vitaly Kuzmin) |
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Pantsir-S
(NATO code SA-22 Geyhound) is a short-to-medium range combined
surface-to-air missile and antiaircraft artillery system designed to protect
point and area targets. |
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Russian DT-30 Vityaz articulated tracked vehicle |
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