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Saturday, October 20, 2012

Russia’s Pantsir-S System Downs Cruise Missile in Test

Pantsir-S System |Two missiles fired from a Pantsir-S short-range air defense system shot down a cruise missile during tests at a practice range in northern Russia on Friday, the Defense Ministry said.

A real cruise missile was launched from a Tu-95MS Bear strategic bomber targeting a building 800 kilometers (500 miles) away.

“The Pantsir-S hit the target with two missiles and prevented the destruction of the defended building,” the Ministry said in a statement.

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