November 18 2010
Iranian officers have acknowledged that the air defense system Iran is touting as the equivalent of Russia's S-300 is just an upgraded version of the obsolete Soviet-era S-200, RIA Novosti reports.
Iran acquired several S-200 systems from the Soviet Union in the 1980s.
The S-200 is also known as the SA-5 Gammon; the S-300 is also called the SA-10 Grumble.
Top Iranian military officials told Press TV that they developed the new weapon by upgrading "systems like the S-200." ...
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