ARMENIAN MILITARY OBTAINS SMERCH
Tert.am
08.06.11
According to a Russian military publication, citing a top official
Russia’s the Rosobornexport, the Armenian Defense Ministry delegation
members attending the Milex-2011 military expo held in Minsk, Belarus,
were interested in the Russian-built modern multiple rocket launcher
system Smerch.
When contacted by Tert.am, Armenian defense minister’s spokesman
Davit Karapetyan denied to comment on the report, adding only that
the Armenian armed forces periodically update their arsenal with
modern weaponry.
An anonymous source at the Defense Ministry, however, confirmed to
Tert.am that the Armenian military has already obtained the system.
The BM-30 Smerch or 9A52 is designed to defeat personnel, armored,
and soft-skinned targets in concentration areas, artillery batteries,
command posts and ammunition depots.