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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Russia developing new air defense systems

VityazRussia is developing two air defense systems as part of future multilayered aerospace defense network, Air Force Commander Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin said on Tuesday.

"The Morfey is a short-range air defense system with effective range of five kilometers," Zelin said.

"It is designed to protect military installations and has both active and passive weapons [launchers and radars]."

Another system, the Vityaz, is a further development of the S-300 medium-range air defense system, whose combat capabilities largely surpass those of its predecessor.

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