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US Wants To Buy Air-To-Air Missiles From Russia: Russian Source
Moscow (AFP) March 19, 2002 The United States plans to buy 18,000 Russian air-to-air missiles for its F-15 and F/A-18 fighters, an official from the Russian manufacturer Vympel, a partner of US aircraft maker Boeing, said on Tuesday quoted by Interfax-AVN. According to the designer, Gennady Sokolovsky, the RVV-AE missiles will be installed on "fighters sold abroad" because US legislation does not allow imported weaponry to be installed on equipment used by the American military. "After September 11, Boeing decided to return to projects we have discussed for several years. We will provide radars for these missiles," said the director of the Russian agency for radio-electronic military systems, Vladimir Simonov. The RVV-AE air-to-air medium-range missile is used to attack fighters and bombers during combats both in daylight and at night in difficult weather conditions. They intercept targets flying at speeds of 3,600 kilometres (2,250 miles) per hour at an altitude between 200 metres and 25 kilometres. Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express
War On Terror Spawns Asian Arms Race
Singapore (AFP) Feb 25, 2002Asia faced an intensified arms race as countries upgraded weapons systems and modernised military forces in a security landscape altered by the September 11 terrorist attacks, defence analysts said Monday. |
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