Moscow, Nov 1: A Russian nuclear submarine has successfully test-fired a ballistic missile, authorities said Sunday."On Nov 1, the Northern Fleet's nuclear-powered missile-carrying submarine, Bryansk, successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile in the Barents Sea from a submerged position," the defence ministry said in a statement."The warheads reached the target area at the designated...
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tests of the endo-atmospheric anti-ballistic missile system may be conducted in December-January, VK Saraswat, scientific advisor to the defence minister, said on Wednesday."The first phase of the missile defence shield has been going on for years now and fresh tests are likely in December-January," he said at a seminar on fuel cell technology.The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO),...
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India’s missile programme took a crucial step forward on Saturday with Indian Air Force test pilots carrying out the captive flight trials of the indigenously designed and developed Astra beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM).A Su-30MKI combat aircraft especially tasked for the trials took off from Air Force Station Lohegaon (Pune) for a 90-minute sortie with the Astra missile. Till Thursday,...
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Bhubaneswar, Nov 23: India's nuclear-capable intermediate range Agni II missile was test-fired for the first time after sunset Monday, defence sources said.The surface-to-surface missile with a range of 2,000-plus kilometers was tested from Wheeler's Island - a launch site in Bhadrak district, about 200 km from Bhubaneswar, at about 7.50 pm."It was a user trial," the sources said, adding that the aim...
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the first time India tonight conducted the users trial of surface-to-surface Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM), Agni-11, from the launching complex-1V at the Wheeler's Island near Dhamra off Orissa coast.The two-stage surface-to-surface missile, powered by solid propellants, was test fired at 1949 hrs. Never in the history any Indian missile had been test fired from the base at night, Integrated...
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and Russia are planning to test-fire the air-launched version oftheir jointly-developed BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi-30fighter aircraft in December next year.Work on the air-launchedversion of the missile is in the final stages and BrahMos scientists are nowwaiting for the Su-30MKI aircraft from India to act as a platform for testlaunch of the missile, Defence Ministry sources told...
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BANGALORE: India’s missile programme took a crucial step forward on October 24 this year with Indian Air Force test pilots carrying out the captive flight trials of the indigenously designed and developed Astra beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM).A Su-30MKI combat aircraft especially tasked for the trials took off from Air Force Station, Lohegaon (Pune), for a 90-minute sortie with the...
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Russia are planning to test-fire the air-launched version of their jointly-developed BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft in December next year.Work on the air-launched version of the missile is in the final stages and BrahMos scientists are now waiting for the Su-30MKI aircraft from India to act as a platform for test launch of the missile, Defence Ministry sources told...
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US-Israel drill may shape European missile shield < ');" class="size11 blue"> RateA U.S. military officer said Tuesday that a major missile defense exercise staged by American and Israeli forces will help the development of a planned NATO missile shield for Europe.Some 2,000 U.S. and Israeli personnel are holding maneuvers this week and next to test technology that would protect Israel from a missile...
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India is all set to testits 2,000-km-plus Agni-II missile from the Wheeler Island off Orissa coast againon Monday.Significantly, the nuclear-capable missile will belaunched for the first time during night in a major step towards making it fullyoperational in the Strategic Forces Command (SFC).Defence officialssaid Agni-II’s ‘user training trial’ was likely to beconducted around 8pm on Monday to give...
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