Is this for real now?

Russian air defence systems for Iran

Vladimir Radyuhin

MOSCOW: Russia has begun deliveries of its most potent air defence systems to Iran, a Russian news agency reported.

Russia is currently fulfilling a contract to deliver S-300 air defence systems to Iran, RIA news agency reported quoting confidential sources in the Russian Defence Ministry.

The move has rattled Israel, which has immediately dispatched a senior Defence Ministry official to Russia to thwart the sale.

Moscow earlier met its obligations on supplying Tor-M1 systems to Iran and is currently implementing a contract to deliver S-300 systems, RIA said. Russia supplied 29 Tor-M1 short-range air-defence complexes to Iran a year ago under a $1.4-billion contract.

The S-300 is a long-range air defence system. Earlier defence sources said Moscow was planning to sell Iran five batteries of 300PMU-1 launchers at a price of $800 million. A typical S-300 battery contains 48 missiles on 12 mobile launchers. The S-300PMU can intercept missiles and aircraft from more than 120 km away.

The powerful combination of advanced short-range and long-range air defence systems will enable Iran to counter any Israeli or U.S. attacks. Israeli Defence Ministry official Amos Gilad arrived in Moscow on Wednesday to try and persuade the Russians to cancel the deal on the grounds that it could upset the balance of power in West Asia. Russia has rejected the Israeli protest.

Russia’s military and technical cooperation with Iran has a positive impact on stability in this region,” deputy head of Russia’s Federal Military Technical Cooperation Service Alexander Fomin told RIA.

We have developed, are developing and will continue to develop this cooperation further. The region’s security to a large extent depends on this, he added.

In another move that strengthens Russia’s influence in West Asia, Moscow offered to give Lebanon as a gift 10 MiG-29 fighter jets. U.S. media described the offer as a slap to the U.S., which has refused to provide Lebanon with modern warplanes that could threaten Israel.

Lebanon’s Defence Minister Elias Murr said the unexpected offer made his trip to Moscow this week “the most important visit I have made since my appointment as Minister of Defence.

http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/19/stories/2008121977771500.htm

This story comes round every few months. I will believe when there is actual evidence.

Oh well, at least Iraq is now free enough for Muntadar al-Zaidi to throw his shoes at George Bush.

Shame it is not yet free enough to deal with him in a proportionate way. BBC News

He attempted to assault a foreign head of state……what do you expect?

but why should the UK forces have to continue over there…as we keep saying its americas war on terror…were just assisting

Because America provides the UK with a level of Foreign policy support unseen in modern history. Trident and TLAM as examples and that is without going into the security promise given to Europe during the cold war and since. Oh and AQ dont hate America becuase it is America, they hate it because it is western and judao-christian which means by attachment it also hates the UK.

Think the britts need to dump the F-35, and go in on this or the neuron instead..

Really? And how great is the X-47Bs A2A capability?;)

1. I could not be calmer than this..

2. Wedgetail has a clear and logical connection to the Vikramaditya deal in that both projects are plagued by delays and cost overruns.

3. Anything else?

There is no connection whatsoever and all you are doing is trying to justify your failed attempt at trolling.

You are not even wrong.. Flaming a thread about something Russian is counter-productive as, being spoiled by your presence, it cannot be flamed more than it already is..

I am amused by your desperate attempts to pi$$ me off somehow, trust me, old beer, you are not even close to it.. Try harder…

I am not trying to ‘pi$$’ you off at all (althout your resort to foul language implies that you are angered by the failure of your flame bait) I am simply pointing out you blatant effort to troll a thread about the Russian Navy by talking about an Australian AWAACS procured from the US that has nothing to do with either Russia or Navies.

Well if you want to perform the job covertly submarine is the best platform , Aircraft may need rights if it has to fly over some country , a submarine can cover most of the land mass if armed with KH-101.

Rodolfo , I think when you say cheaper its not only $$ but value for dollar , a Borei might be expensive to build but the return of investment in terms of service life , maintenance cost , quality of the platform , refueling cost etc may just make it far more expensive to maintain Typhoon then build new Borei.

One of the reasons the Typhoons were withdrawn was that they were incredibly expensive to maintain.

There is no need to do that. I’ve said my point and I am satisfied. Unlike you, I don’t feel the need of disassembling the wedgetail topic to the tiniest bits and whine over the internet forums about how [pick country]-an industry sucks badly and how everything there goes down the drain.. Finally, this is where you seem to excel at..

That is exactly what you wanted to do which is why you raised the Wedgetail but now you are dissapointed that no onw has taken your flame bait.