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Pantsir-M Naval Air Defense System Used for 1st Time, Shoots Down Storm Shadow

© Sputnik / Maksim BlinovA Pantsir-S air defense missile system shoots during the Kavkaz 2020 military drills at the Ashuluk training range, in Astrakhan region, Russia
A Pantsir-S air defense missile system shoots during the Kavkaz 2020 military drills at the Ashuluk training range, in Astrakhan region, Russia - Sputnik International, 1920, 07.04.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Pantsir-M naval air defense system has been used for the first time in the special military operation zone and destroyed the Storm Shadow missiles, the CEO of High Precision Systems (part of Russia's state-owned defense corporation Rostec), Oleg Ryazantsev, said on Sunday.
"The ship, while on a cmbat duty, downed Storm Shadow missiles. In other words, we can already speak of the first effective successful use of the Pantsir-M serial system," Ryazantsev told the Russian broadcaster Zvezda.
Russia's Pantsir-S air defense system. File photo - Sputnik International, 1920, 04.02.2024
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