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Russia test fires inter-continental missile
Moscow (AFP) Oct 29, 2007 Russia test fired an inter-continental ballistic missile on Monday from a cosmodrome in neighbouring Kazakhstan, Russian news agencies reported. The RS-18 missile, known under Western classification systems as an SS-19 Stiletto, was aimed at a test ground in the Kamchatka peninsula in far eastern Russia, said a spokesman for Russia's strategic missile forces. The test was intended to check the continued effectiveness of the missile's flight systems, Lieutenant Colonel Vadim Koval was quoted as saying by Russia's ITAR-TASS news agency. It comes with tensions on the rise over United States' plans to site missile defence facilities in the Czech Republic and Poland, prompting comparisons with the Cold War military build-ups between the West and Russia. Russia last tested one of its RS-18 missiles, which were first produced in the 1970s, in November last year. Russia has about 160 such missiles. They have a launch weight of 105 tonnes and height of 24 metres (80 feet) and are equipped to overcome missile defence systems. Russia continues to use the Baikonur cosmodrome in its neighbour Kazakhstan under a rental agreement with the ex-Soviet republic. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com
Outside View: The case for JASSM
Washington (UPI) Oct 25, 2007 Theodore Gaillard's two-part critique of the U.S. cruise-missile arsenal does a disservice to the nation's armed forces and particularly to the war fighters who count on the capabilities of weapons such as the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile. (Steven K. Barnoske is JASSM program director at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, prime contractor for JASSM.) |
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