Russia to provide Iran with 90 missile launchers as military ties grow: Reports

Russia has agreed to supply Iran with 90 helicopter-mounted launchers for precision-guided missiles under an export contract with a Russian defense manufacturing company, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, the latest sign of the countries’ expanding military cooperation amid escalating regional tensions. Details: The FT said it had obtained a previously undisclosed Russian defense industry documents, including a production schedule covering 2024 and 2025, from the Vympel State Machine Building Design Bureau, a subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned KTRV defense conglomerate. The document includes an export order for 90 APU-L missile launchers for a buyer identified as “K-10,” a code used…