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Russia to produce new modernized Pantsir-S air defense missile system able to intercept UAVs 1912135.
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Russia to produce new modernized Pantsir-S air defense missile system able to intercept UAVs. | |||
Russia
is upgrading its short-range Pantsir-S
air defense systems with an improved capability to intercept
unmanned aerial vehicles, a Defense Ministry spokesman said Wednesday,
December 18, 2013. “The modernization of these unique systems aimed
at increasing their effectiveness against UAVs has already started,”
Col. Igor Klimov said. |
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The modernized Pantsir-S
systems will also be adapted for deployment in harsh climate conditions
of the Arctic, the official said. |
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