RUSSIAN MISSILE SEEN SUPPORTING EUROPEAN DEFENSE. "Antei"
military-industrial concern chief Yuri Svirin said in an
interview published in "Krasnaya zvezda" on 26 March that his
company's Antei 2500 could serve as the foundation for a
European anti-missile defense system. Svirin said that the
missile produced by his plant is superior to the most
advanced U.S. Patriot missile. PG
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