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Russia-Belarus firm to export Pechora-2M systems to 5 countries
12:3026/05/2009
MOSCOW, May 26 (RIA Novosti) - The Russia-Belarus financial and industrial
group Defense Systems will supply Pechora-2M air defense systems to five
countries in the near future, the company's deputy general director said on
Tuesday.
The Pechora-2M is an upgraded version of the Pechora (SA-3 Goa) low-altitude
surface-to-air missile system. The modernized system features a longer range
(up to 27 kilometers), an increased kill probability, better resistance to
jamming, and the ability to engage multiple targets, including cruise missiles.
"We will deliver Pechora-2M air defense systems to three former Soviet states
and two [other] foreign countries soon," Vyacheslav Karatayev said, without
specifying the customers.
He added that the company was holding talks with another 10 countries on sales
of Pechora missile systems.
"This system is very popular around the world. However, we have not yet been
able to increase the production capacity to 15-17 systems annually, as was the
case during the Soviet era," the official said.
Some Russian media sources earlier reported that the portfolio of 2009-2011
export orders for Pechora-2M and Pechora-2A SAM systems totaled 200 units,
including 70 for Egypt.
The Defense Systems joint venture was formed in 1996 under a Russia-Belarus
intergovernmental agreement. The company comprises 38 subsidiaries in both
countries and focuses on the production, export and post-sale servicing of
Pechora-2M air defense systems.
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