Iran to get Russian S-300 air defence missiles by March 2016

Russian news agency TASS quoting Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan has reported that Iran would get Russian S-300 air defense missile systems (photo above) by March 2016.

"The process of the S-300 system’s delivery to Iran has entered the implementation stage," the diplomat is quoted by the agency.

The S-300 is long range surface-to-air missile systems produced by NPO Almaz, all based on the initial S-300P version. The S-300 system was developed to defend against aircraft and cruise missiles for the Soviet Air Defence Forces. 

S-300PMU-2 version, which Iran will ultimately be getting, has a maximum range of 90 kilometres with a speed of 2,000 M/S

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Pakistan buys critical arms from US as it prepares to leave Afghanistan

It has been reported that Pakistan has bouhgt a large number of critical arms and ammunition from the US forces as these prepare to leave Afghanistan in near future.

The inventory includes, utility helicopters, up-gradation kits for its F-16 fleet, 14 combat aircraft, 59 military trainer jets and 374 armoured personnel carriers besides a wide array of ammunition/laser bomb kits for use by Pakistan Air-force. 

These weapons are classified as “Excessive Defence Articles”, i.e. equipment used by the US forces, which can be supplied to allied nations at withdrawal instead of shipping them back to the United States.

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British soldiers jailed for 50 years after smuggling drugs and guns into the UK

A gang of elite British Army soldiers, from the Queen's Royal Hussars, the most senior light cavalry regiment, and the Royal Logistics Corps, who smuggled drugs and guns into the UK have been jailed for a combined total of almost 50 years Friday.

The jailed soldiers: Lamer [left], Dyce [top], Laurent [centre], Wright [bottom]

Trooper Lemar Loveless, 26, masterminded the operation to bring a cache of guns, ammunition and £70,000 worth of cocaine through the Channel Tunnel loaded into the back of BMWs.

The pair had five guns, including two Walther PPKs favoured by fictional spy James Bond, along with three silencers, ammunition, and half a kilo of cocaine.

Lemar Loveless had discharged himself from the Queen's Royal Hussars, just days before his arrest.

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Japan set to ease arms export ban

[ via BBC Asia ] 27 Dec

Japan is to ease an arms export ban that has been in place since 1967, the top government spokesman has confirmed.

The move will allow Japan to jointly develop arms with other countries and supply military equipment for humanitarian missions, the spokesman said.

It is expected to benefit Japan's defence contractors and could help bring military costs down.

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