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Russia ’losing to China on Iran S-300 quest’
Sat, 09 May 2009 18:14:06 GMT
Iran is reportedly seeking to buy a Chinese-made air defense system which is a variant of the Russian S-300.
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.
It uses elements of the Russian system’s "solid rocket, aerodynamic layout, gas-dynamic spoilers, and launcher technologies, as well as some search and guidance systems."
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