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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BHUBNESWAR: India's nuclear-capableintermediate range Agni II missile was test-fired for the first time aftersunset Monday, defence sources said.The surface-to-surface missilewith a range of 2,000-plus kilometers was tested from Wheeler's Island - alaunch site in Bhadrak district, about 200 km from Bhubaneswar, at about 7.50pm."It was a user trial," the sources said, adding that the aim ofthe test...
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nuclear-capable Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Agni II will be test-fired for the first time on Monday night from the Integrated Test Range at Wheeler Island off the Orissa coast.©...
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Honolulu: A Japanese navy ship intercepted amedium-range ballistic missile in a test off Hawaii, the USand Japanese militaries said.The drill was the third such test for Japan, which beganinvesting in a US-developed ballistic missile defence systemafter North Korea test-fired a long-range missile overnorthern Japan in 1998.The US fired the test's target from the Pacific MissileRange Facility on Kauai,...
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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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Jerusalem: Israel's military intelligencechief said today Gaza militants have successfully tested anIranian rocket able to reach metropolitan Tel Aviv.Israeli radio stations say Maj Gen Amos Yadlin toldlawmakers that the rocket could fly 60 kilometres. Thatwould put Israel's largest urban centre at risk.Until now, rockets fired from Gaza have reached up to 40kilometres, putting one-eighth of Israel's...
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Emergency services across south Wales are holding a mock exercise on Saturday involving 60 simulated casualties.Police, fire, ambulance and search and rescue teams are taking part in the major incident test at Jersey Marine and Briton Ferry in Neath Port Talbot.The public are warned to be aware of a likely increase in sightings of emergency service vehicles in the area.A spokesman said: "We all hope...
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Hamas militants in Gaza have successfully test-fired an Iranian rocket able to reach Israel's largest urban center, the country's military intelligence chief said on Tuesday. Major General Amos Yadlin told parliament's foreign affairs and defense committee that the rocket could fly 37 miles (60 kilometers), and strike metropolitan Tel Aviv, Israeli media reported.Until now, rockets fired from Gaza...
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BHUBANESWAR: One person was killed andtwo others were injured Wednesday when a blast took place inside Orissa'sChandipur test range campus while ammunition was being loaded, police said."The blast happened when some people were loading ammunition. Theammunition blasted, leading to the casualty," said Superintendent of Police(Balasore) Lekha Lohani.According to informed sources, the accidentoccurred...
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