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UAE buys Russia’s Kornet, Pantsir missile systems - general

The deal is estimated at more than $50 mln
Armored car "Tiger" with anti-tank missile complex "Cornet-E" Ladislav Karpov/TASS
Armored car "Tiger" with anti-tank missile complex "Cornet-E"
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ABU DHABI, February 17. /TASS/. The United Arab Emirates’ Armed Forces have purchased Russia’s Kornet-EM anti-tank missile systems and Pantsir surface-to-air missile systems, UAE Brigadier General Mohammed Hassaini told TASS on Sunday.

"The contract on Kornet-EM is to the tune of 146.92 mln dirham ($39.7 mln) and on Pantsir - more than 45 mln dirham ($12.1 mln)," he said speaking about the outcome of the first day of the IDEX-2019 international defense exhibition in Abu Dhabi.

The general gave no other details of the deal.