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India Tests Short-Range Surface-To-Air Missile
Bhubaneswar (AFP) Jul 26, 2005 India Tuesday successfully test-fired a short-range, surface-to-air missile from a remote range in eastern Orissa state, defence ministry sources said. The Trishul, or trident, missile was fired at 11:58 am (0628 GMT) from the testing site at Chandipur 200 kilometres (125 miles) northeast of the state capital Bhubaneswar, the sources said. Powered by a two-stage solid propellant system and fitted with a 5.5 kilogram (12 pound) fragmented warhead, the missile achieved a target range of nine kilometres (5.6 miles), the sources said. The range can be enhanced with the completion of its other trials, the sources said. The three-metre (10-foot) long Trishul has already been tested on the sea and also against moving targets. It flies at supersonic speed and has a triple battlefield role for the three services -- army, navy and air force. Trishul is part of India's Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme, which was launched in 1983 to develop and produce a wide range of missiles for surface-to-surface and surface-to-air roles. South Asian rivals India and Pakistan routinely conduct missile tests despite a formal peace process begun in January 2004 to end their longstanding dispute over the Himalayan region of Kashmir, trigger of two of their three wars. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com
Northrop Grumman Wins Contract For Target And Space-Launch Missile Work
Reston VA (SPX) Jan 12, 2006Northrop Grumman has been awarded a follow-on contract to provide technical support to the U.S. Air Force's Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP). |
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