TURKEY BUYS 80 RUSSIAN ANTI-TANK MISSILE SYSTEMS
PanARMENIAN.Net
24.09.2008 14:30 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russia will sell 80 Kornet E (NATO designation:
AT-14) laser-guided anti-tank missile systems to Turkey in a $70
million deal that is Moscow’s first arms sale to the NATO member in
11 years, according to a senior Russian defense industry source.
The Russian government arms export monopoly Rosoboronexport and
Turkey’s Secretariat of Defense Industries, SSM, signed the contract
in late August, the official said Sept. 23.
All deliveries will be made in 2009, the official said.
Developed by the Tula-based Instrument Design Bureau KBP, Kornet E
is a semi-automatic laser-guided missile that can hit targets out to
5,500 meters during the daytime and 3,000 meters at night. It can carry
anti-tank or thermobaric warheads. Each 60-kilogram system consists
of a launcher, thermal sight and a single missile container. It can
be ready in three minutes.
In January 2007, Turkey launched the competition to supply 80
medium-range anti-tank weapon systems, 800 missiles and related
maintenance services, Defense News reports.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
