MOSCOW [MENL] -- Russia has pledged to complete development of a
surface-to-surface missile that has been marketed to Iran
and Syria.Officials said the Russian Defense Ministry plans to complete
development of the Iskander-E short-range missile. The SS-26 solid-fuel
missile has a range of 280 kilometers and is meant to defeat U.S. missile
defense systems, such as the PAC-3."This year we expect the completion of the state testing of the Iskander
high-precision missile system," Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei
Moskovsky said.Moskovsky told the Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya that Moscow has
invested in the development of missiles meant to penetrate missile defense
systems, particularly those of the United States. He did not rule out that
these missiles would be exported to Moscow's clients.
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