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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Russia test-fires two ballistic missiles

A missile brigade from the Siberian Military District test fired two SS-21 Scarab short-range ballistic missiles during a tactical exercise at a test site in south Russia, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.

The SS-21, or Tochka, is a road-mobile single-warhead ballistic missile designed for tactical deployment. It has been in service with missile units of the Russian Ground Forces since 1976 and has a range of 70 km (45 miles).

"A missile brigade conducted missile firing practices [at the Kapustin Yar testing site in the Astrakhan Region] and test launched two Tochka tactical missiles," Colonel Valery Shcheblanin said.

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