GengisKhant
21st Apr 2006, 10:14
Russia will implement the contract to supply Tor-M1 air defense systems to Iran in full, Chief of General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and First Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Baluyevsky has said. Baluyevsky made the statement after his talks with James Johns, Supreme Commander of the United States and NATO forces in Europe.
Up to 30 Tor-M1 complexes are planned to be supplied to Tehran which will defend the key state and military facilities, foremost nuclear facilities in Isfahan, Bushehr, Tehran and in the east of the country - Israel should take note!.
The contract, worth 1.4 billion U.S. dollars, is the biggest arms deal Iran and Russia has ever concluded.
Tor-M1 is an all-weather air defense system intended for fulfilling air defense tasks at the battalion unit level. It ensures effective protection from cruise missiles, guided bombs, warplanes, helicopters, and pilotless and remotely controlled attack aircraft.
GengisK
Up to 30 Tor-M1 complexes are planned to be supplied to Tehran which will defend the key state and military facilities, foremost nuclear facilities in Isfahan, Bushehr, Tehran and in the east of the country - Israel should take note!.
The contract, worth 1.4 billion U.S. dollars, is the biggest arms deal Iran and Russia has ever concluded.
Tor-M1 is an all-weather air defense system intended for fulfilling air defense tasks at the battalion unit level. It ensures effective protection from cruise missiles, guided bombs, warplanes, helicopters, and pilotless and remotely controlled attack aircraft.
GengisK