Pantsir to Provide Security at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil
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Brazil has chosen ‘Pantsir’ as the best way to provide adequate security of 12 stadiums and other densely crowded places during the 2014 World Cup. As a matter of fact three batteries of the air defense missile-gun systems ‘Pantsir-S1’ are expected to be supplied.
“We believe the visit of Russian defense minister to be an important moment for the negotiations on the air defense systems. The process is under way; a group of ministers has been established to address this matter”, ‘Nezavisimaya Gazeta’ quotes a Brazilian foreign ministry official as saying.
Mr. Shoygu is also going to discuss the purchase of two batteries ‘Igla’, shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile systems well-known to Brazilian servicemen. Twenty years ago when a delegation of Brazilian servicemen visited Russia for the first time in the history of the bilateral relations between the two countries, 112 shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile systems ‘Igla’ were supplied to Brazil.
The new contract may be valued at 1 billion USD. Some 700 million USD may be profited by Russia from contracts to supply tanks and armored vehicles to Peru.
The Peruvian partners on the other hand are interested in a contract for supplying 120 Т-90С tanks according to ‘Nezavisimaya Gazeta’ which refers to a source in Rosoboronexport.
Earlier this year Peruvian officials discussed the improvement of T-55 tanks applied in the Peruvian army. However after the exhibition of defense technologies SITDEF PERU-2013 where Т-90С tanks were displayed the Peruvian partners have changed their priorities.
Т-90С is a state of the art tank applied in the Russian army. Over the last ten years it has been one of the best selling tanks in the world. A few weeks ago it was showcased before Peruvian senior military officials.
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