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Friday, September 17, 2010

Russia to honor deal to sell P-800 anti-ship missiles to Syria

P-800 YakhontRussia will honor the contract to sell the P-800 Yakhont supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles to Syria, Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said.

"It is the 2007 contract. The issue of selling the missiles to Syria was raised during the talks with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates... Undoubtedly, it [the contract] would be fulfilled by the Russian side," the Russian minister said.

Israeli media said in late August that the country was working to thwart Syria's plans to get the highly accurate missiles, which Israel considers a threat to its navy vessels in the Mediterranean Sea. Kremlin aide Sergei Prikhodko dismissed the media reports.

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  1. Pete19/9/10 14:34

    In addition to Israel's objections, India would also be objecting to Yakhont (similar to Russian-Indian joint venture BrahMos) being marketed to a Middle Eastern Muslim country.

    Syria could onsell its future Yakhont to Pakistan and China - India's main enemies.

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