IZHEVSK (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 21st December, 2018) The Russian Defense Ministry will sign a long-term contract with the Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol on supplies of Tor air defense missile systems, Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko said Friday.
"Next year, we are going to sign a major long-lasting contract until 2027 on supplies of new Tor-class systems, including modernized and Artic ones," Krivoruchko said after consultations with the leadership of the plant.
The official also thanked the plant for excellent work, having especially pointed out the Arctic version of the Tor air defense system.
The Tor-M2DT system was developed using the Tor-M2 missile launcher station specifically for Russia's Arctic military group, and is able to defend airspace from enemy air attacks within a radius of at least 15 kilometers (9 miles). It is constructed on the basis of DT-30 tracked vehicles and adapted to lack of roads and low temperatures.
