Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, meets in Kremlin Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, left.
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Venezuela to Buy Russia’s Tor-M1
Venezuela is willing to buy from Russia Tor-M1 air defense missiles, the local media reported. The deal budget is estimated at roughly $290 million.
In Venezuela, Tor-M1 missiles could be used together with the radars of Chinese make and 24 combat aircraft acquired in Russia.
Tor-M1s are the air defense missiles of fifth generation capable of opposing both the planes and the cruise missiles. It is yet the sole system in the world that will simultaneously spot and identify up to 48 targets. In one go, it can accompany and fire at two targets flying at the altitude of 20 to 6,000 meters.
Venezuela is aggressively acquiring armaments. Caracas has bought a big consignment of Kalashnikov submachine guns and agreed on deliveries of Su-30 fighters of Russia. Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez harbors no doubt about the U.S. plans to attack his country and, therefore, is buying the weapons at large.
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