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Iran's Russian S-300 Anti-Aircraft Missile System Now Operational, U.S. Says
(Bloomberg) Anthony Capaccio - Iran tested and deployed a Russian-made anti-aircraft missile system last year that has long worried U.S. and Israeli military officials because it gives Iran a "generational improvement in capabilities," Lt.-Gen. Robert Ashley, director of the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. Russia delivered the S-300, also known as the SA-20c SAM system, to Iran in 2016. The deployment of the S-300 underscores the value of Israel's purchase of the stealthy F-35.