Russia delivers Yakhont missiles, warships to Assad; Lavrov: Arms deal won’t change regional balance of power.
Russian Yakhont anti-ship cruise missile.
Russia sold advanced Yakhont antiship cruise missiles to Syrian President Bashar Assad, outfitted with an advanced guidance system that makes them more effective than the older version of the missile Russia sold to Syria, The New York Times cited two American officials as saying on Thursday.
These missiles will allow Syria to thwart any attempt by international forces to reinforce Syrian rebels by imposing a naval embargo or no fly zone, Nick Brown the editor in chief of IHS Jane’s International Defense Review told The New York Times.
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