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Saturday, March 01, 2014

Myanmar to be formidable force with Chinese missiles: report

KS-1 (HQ-12) SAMMyanmar may soon have the capability to shoot down advanced US fighters in its territory if the country introduces HQ-12 medium-range surface-to-air missiles from China, according to Global Times, an English-language paper under the auspices of People's Daily.

The Moscow-based Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies reported that Myanmar purchased enough KS-1As, the export version of the HQ-12, to equip four of its air defense battalions last November. Beijing will begin the delivery of those KS-1As to the country's military this June.

The Myanmar government currently favors the weapon as it is can lock on multiple targets simultaneously, Global Times said.

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