Russia to build two space-defence missile plants
February 4th, 2012 - 5:03 am ICT by IANSMoscow, Feb 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two plants to manufacture space-defence missiles will soon be built in Russia, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has said.
The first in Nizhny Novgorod will employ 5,000 workers and the second in Kirov will employ 3,000.
“I hope we will develop models that are superior to those of our potential opponents,” Rogozin told President Dmitry Medvedev Friday.
–IANS/RIA Novosti
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