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Giddy over air-defense system


Baltic News Service

MUMAICIAI - Troops in the air defense battalion of the Lithuanian air force said they would improve the protection of airspace above the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant by Christmas with the help of the RBS-70 air defense missile system donated by Norway.The Norwegian armed forces officially handed over 20 launching gears, five NATO-standard Giraffe radars and 260 MK3-modification missiles to the Lithuanian armed forces at the premises of the air defense battalion, situated in Mumaiciai near the ci ...

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