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In this Tuesday, August 27, 2013 file photo, Russian air defense system missile system Antey 2500, or S-300 VM, is on display at the opening of the MAKS Air Show in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Russia. The Russian military said Tuesday it had deployed the S-300 air defense missile systems to Syria to protect a Russian navy facility in the Syrian port of Tartus and Russian navy ships in the area. The S-300VM “Antey-2500” (NATO reporting name SA-23 Gladiator/Giant) is a Russian anti-ballistic missile system. The 9M82M missile is intended to defeat tactical, theater and medium range ballistic missiles, as well as aerodynamic targets at a range of up to 200 km. (Photo by Ivan Sekretarev/AP Photo)
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