Contact UsLatest News North Korea Fires Three Short-Range Missiles 13 Jan 12 Russia is to test over 70 new missile systems in 2012North Korea fired three short-range missiles this week in an apparent routine test of its technology, a South Korean official reported. The North fired the KN-02 missiles that are usually deployed against ground targets and have a range of about 75 miles (120 km), into its eastern waters on Wednesday, a Defence Ministry offical reported, speakin on condition of anonymity because of ministry policy. Japan's Sankei Shimbun newspaper first reported the tests. Moscow, 13 Jan 12: About 70 new rocket and missile systems will be tested at Russia's Kapustin Yar test rangbe in 2012, this is an increase of 150 percent from 2011, a Defence Ministry spokesman reported. The systems are part of more than 160 ongoing projects said Col;.Vadim Koval, without providing any further details. During 2011, more than 500 test missile launches were made at the Kapustin Yar rocket launch and development site. Almost all the missile and rocket related branches and services of the Russian Armed Forces, including the Strategic Missile Forces, the Air Defence Forces, and the Missile Forces and Artillery conduct their test at Kapustin Yar, located in the Astrakhan region between the cities of Volgograd and Astrkhan. |