Venezuela boosts air defence
The first batch of a new surface-to-air missile (SAM) has been delivered from Russia to Venezuela.
Russian media has confirmed that the Buk-M2E system fitted on a wheeled transporter/launcher platform was received by Venezuela in mid-2015.
The Buk-M2E is built by the Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant, which is part of the Almaz Antey Air Defence Concern.
An un-named military source from Rosoboronexport, which facilitated the sale, said that the batch includes several launch units based on the MZKT-69221 6x6 wheeled chassis.
Each of these includes five or six four-missile self-propelled launchers, each paired with one 9A316E auxiliary launch and reload unit
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