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To: sonofstrangelove

http://payvand.com/news/09/may/1109.html

In its quest for an advanced air defense system, Iran has reportedly shifted its hopes from Russia to China which owns a replica of the controversial Russian S-300.

As Iran’s quest for the advanced Russian-made S-300 air defense system is believed to have hit rock bottom, a report by RIA Novosti said Tehran is eying a Chinese-made HQ-9 surface-to-air missile under the name FD-2000 — recently put on the export market.

The HongQi-9/FD-2000 reportedly combines elements “borrowed” from Russia’s S-300 and America’s MIM-104 Patriot.


14 posted on 04/03/2010 12:19:43 AM PDT by theanchoragedailyruse
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To: theanchoragedailyruse
Its easier for them to make the missile at home than begging to Russia and China
15 posted on 04/03/2010 12:23:27 AM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld ("I have learned to use the word "impossible" with the greatest caution."-Dr.Wernher Von Braun)
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