
Russia will send Algeria over half a billion dollars' worth of anti-aircraft weaponry in the next two years, a Russian defence industry source was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
"In accordance with the contract signed in 2006, 38 Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile-artillery systems worth over 500 million dollars will be delivered to Algeria," the source said. "Delivery of the systems to the client will take place in 2010-2011".