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 SYRIA MULLS S-300PMU2 SYSTEM |
MOSCOW [MENL] -- Syria has been discussing the procurement of the advanced
S-300 air and missile defense system from Russia.Industry sources said Syrian President Bashar Assad was briefed on the
S-300PMU2 during his visit to Moscow. They said Bashar has agreed in
principle to procuring the S-300 and focused on price and other details with
his Russian interlocutors."Syria wants a strategic air defense system that would present a major
threat to Israeli warplanes," a source said. "I think Assad will buy and
deploy the S-300 over the next few months."The S-300PMU2, known as Favorit and produced by Almaz, has been priced
at more than $600 million per unit. The sources said Russia has agreed to
reduce the price of the long-range air defense systems in exchange for
Russian Navy basing rights at the Syrian ports of Latakia and Tartous.
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