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India: three test launches for the Akash surface-to-air missile

New Dheli, India - No preventive notification to neighbour countries when considering type and range of the guided rocket

Indian armed forces performed three test launches within 17 minutes for the Akash surface-to-air missile today along the eastern coast of the Asian country. It deals with a weapon system based on Russian SA-6 Gainful and provided with an about 25 km range, able to engage several targets at the same time (up to 4 after fire, 64 before launch and coordinated with the ground tracking radar) till it reaches...

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Rome, Italy, 10/03/2005 18:11
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