Moscow To Complete Delivery Of Air Defenses
June 12 2012
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow has no intention of halting deliveries to Syria of air defense systems despite ongoing violence in that country, reports Interfax-AVN.
Such systems are only effective as defense from external threats and cannot be used to attack protesters, he told reporters Saturday in Moscow.
The air defense systems were signed and paid for by Syria long ago, he added.
"We are not supplying the Syrian government with any weapons that...
Please log in to continue reading.
Not yet a subscriber? Take a free trial.
Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…
- More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
- Nearly every country's armed forces
- Militant organizations
Try Military Periscope free for seven days
Your online source for military news, weapons, and nation's armed forces worldwide
Military Periscope FEDLINK information
Service ID: UC Contract Number: LCFDL19D0065
Military Periscope is a product of GovExec.
600 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 510,
Washington DC, 20037, USA.
(+1) 202-450-3967
©Military Periscope 2022
All rights reserved. Redistribution of the content is prohibited without prior consent of Military Periscope.