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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Russian company unveils 'bomb in a box' cruise missile system


A Russian company has unveiled a unique "Pandora's Box" cruise missile system which is deployed and can be fired from a standard 40-foot shipping container, from ships, rail cars or even off the back of a truck.

Morinformsystem-Agat JSC is marketing the system as a take-anywhere weapon able to destroy ships and attack land targets with the Novator Klub-K 3M-54TE missile, one of the deadliest cruise missiles in existence.

"We call it Pandora's box," said a company representative at MAKS air show, where the weapon made its first appearance.

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