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Article: Syria gets Russian anti-aircraft system - report
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Jerusalem Post staff
Jerusalem Post
08-19-2007
Headline: Syria gets Russian anti-aircraft system - report
Byline: Jerusalem Post staff
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 02
Sunday, August 19, 2007 -- Syria has begun taking delivery of the first batch of anti-aircraft missile and artillery land-based Pantsyr-S1E defense systems (SA-22 E in NATO terminology), the Web site of Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta reported on Saturday.
The paper cited a previously signed agreement between Syria and Russia for the purchase of 50 sets of the system, for a total of about $900 million.
According to other sources, however, the signed deal was only for 34 to 36 systems.
Army Radio reported that Russian ...