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Monday, April 21, 2008

Syria gets Russian air-defense system

A Syrian delegation has arrived in Russia to inspect and accept the first batch of Pantsyr-S1 short-range air-defense systems for delivery, according to reports from Reuters in Russia on April 15 and Iranian state media on April 17 (which have not been confirmed by Russian arms-export monopoly Rosoboronexport).

The Pantsyr (known to NATO as the SA-22 "Greyhound") is an upgraded version of a late Soviet system, also known as the Tunguska, that was exported to India, Peru, Ukraine and Germany.

The latest improvements reportedly were funded by the United Arab Emirates, which took delivery of the first system in 2004.

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