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    RUSSIA TO DEVELOP MISSILE EARLY WARNING SATELLITES

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    April 19, 2012 - 20:41 AMT

    PanARMENIAN.Net - The Russian Defense Ministry has signed contracts
    on the development and construction of satellites capable of detecting
    launches of ballistic missiles, First Deputy Defense Minister Alexander
    Sukhorukov said on Thursday, April 19, RIA Novosti reported.

    The new missile early warning satellites will be part of a unified
    aerospace defense network being formed in Russia.

    "Several military satellites will be launched this year," Sukhorukov
    said.

    Russia, which reportedly operates a constellation of 60 to 70 military
    satellites, is planning to launch at least 100 new military satellites
    in the next 10 years to boost its reconnaissance and missile detection
    capabilities.

    The expansion of the military satellite cluster will also boost global
    positioning and mapping capabilities of the Russian military, which
    is necessary to guide advanced high-precision weapons being developed
    in Russia.

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