Finland signs formal order for Umkhonto-IR missile

The Finnish Navy has placed a formal order for the Umkhonto-IR vertically launched, infrared (IR)-homing surface-to-air missile (SAM) developed by Denel in South Africa.
[Jane’s Navy International – first posted to http://jni.janes.com – 21 April 2006]
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Looks like Denel might have been thrown a life line after all!