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| Russia: How to beat sea piracy: put grenade launchers on boats |
| 2008-07-31 |
Russia's top arms producer has unveiled plans to help repel attacks by pirates and reduce the number of hijacks on the country's civil ships.
Vladimir Korenkov, from arms manufacturer Bazalt, said it's equipping vessels with it's multi-barrel grenade launching systems to help curb pirate aggression.
But the move is a complex one and involves passing stringent measures regarding weapons on boats. |
| Posted by:3dc |