For example, their SA-12 missile, nominally an anti-aircraft missile, also has capability against tactical ballistic missiles.

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It flies supersonically at altitudes of just 23 feet, enabling it to evade even advanced anti-aircraft and -missile defenses.

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Whether the missile was fired by the plane, which locals believe, or was a misfired anti-aircraft rocket, is hard to say.

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