Middle East Times
Thursday 21st March, 2013
The Russian military deployed more than 500 weapons systems and 50 aircraft to a region near Mongolia for air-defense drills, the government said. The Russian government said air-defense drills are under way in the Republic of Buryatia in Asia. Military forces are testing the S-300 surface-to-air missile system, man-portable surface-to-air missiles systems and other defensive equipment, state-owned news agency RIA Novosti reports. Lt. Col. Alexander Gordeyev, spokesman for Russia’s eastern military district, said the air-defense systems can engage targets at a range of about 12 miles. “The …
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