[Sydaycymn]

10:31 12/05/2012
MOSCOW, May 12 (RIA Novosti)



Russian air defense systems manufacturer Almaz Antei hopes to complete testing of its new Poliment-Redut ship-based air defense
missile system by the end of this year, the company’s General Director Vladislav Menshikov said on Saturday. Previous Russian media
reports have claimed the development of the system has been delayed.

Poliment-Redut is derived from the land-based Vityaz air defense system which uses the 9M96 medium-range air defense missile.

“Work on the system is at a preliminary test stage. But to complete testing we need a ship at sea,” Menshikov said. “This year, by all
estimates, testing should be complete. The missiles are ready, we are waiting to go to sea,” Menshikov said in an interview with
Vedomosti newspaper published on Saturday.