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Belarus to get four S-300 surface-to-air missile systems from Russia in 2015.
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| Belarus to get four S-300 surface-to-air missile systems from Russia in 2015 | |||
The
Belarusian army will get four S-300 surface-to-air missile systems from
Russia next year, Russian ambassador to Belarus Alexander Surikov said
in Minsk on Wednesday, December 17. Russia also plans to increase the
number of combat aircraft deployed in Belarus to 12, and the number of
trainer aircraft to two. “And the first wing of four military
helicopters Mi-8 will bolster the on-duty forces in the Belarusian airspace,”
the diplomat said. |
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S-300 surface-to-air missile systems during a military
parade in Belarus in 2013 |
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The ambassador said
Russia and Belarus have been successfully cooperating in the military
and technical sphere. Some 99 Belarusian and 940 Russian enterprises
are involved in this cooperation. “The share of Belarusian products in the Russian defense order is already 15%,” he said adding that Russia’s defense order is “colossal.” The S-300 systems (NATO reporting name SA-10 Grumble) are designed to defend major facilities from air attacks. They are considered to be some of the world's most capable anti-aircraft missile systems. The S-300
PMU1 air defense missile system, which could be the version to be
delivered next year to Belarus, is composed with illumination and guidance
radar, up to 12 launchers unit, technical support facilities, survey
vehicle, power distribution and conversion devices furnished with power
cables. The S-300 PMU1 mobile multichannel air defence missile system
can defeat modem and future aircrafts, strategic cruise missiles, tactical
battlefield ballistic missiles and other targets with a reflection surface
up to 0.02 sq. m. flying at speeds up to 2.800 m/s in massive enemy
air raids and heavy clutter and severe ECM environments. |
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