BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

31/03/2006

Belarus to deploy Russian S-300 missile systems: commander

Belarus will deploy Russian-made S- 300 medium-range surface-to-air missile systems in summer, Russian Air Force Commander-in-Chief Gen. Vladimir Mikhailov said on Thursday.

"Belarus is actively preparing sites for deploying the S-300, while we are energetically repairing and upgrading the systems," Mikhailov said at a meeting with foreign military attaches, the Interfax news agency reported.

The systems will be on combat duty in June or early July at the latest, he said.

The S-300 missile systems can hit targets as high as 45,000 meters and strike six targets simultaneously.

Source:

http://english.people.com.cn/200603/31/eng20060331_254865.html