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will supply SS-N-26 Yakhont anti-ship missile to Syria |
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A contract
on the supply of advanced Russian anti-ship missiles to Syria is being
implemented, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation
Mikhail Dmitriyev said on Wednesday.
Russia has repeatedly said it would honor a 2007 contract on the delivery
of several Bastion anti-ship missile systems armed with SS-N-26 Yakhont
supersonic cruise missiles to Syria, despite efforts by Israel and the
United States to stop the deal. |
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 SS-N-26
Yakhont anti-ship missile
(picture: Internet)
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“This contract is under implementation,”
Dmitriyev told reporters in Moscow but declined to elaborate.
The Yakhont missile has a range of 300 kilometers, the capacity to carry
a 200-kilogram warhead and the unique ability of being able to cruise
several meters above the water surface, making it difficult to detect
and intercept.
Dmitriyev also said Russia will meet its goal to export $11.7 billion
worth of weaponry in 2011.Russian arms exports topped $10 billion last
year.
From: Rianovosti
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