Thursday, March 06, 2014

Russia to test-fire two more Topol ICBM in Kazakhstan

SS-27 TopolRussia plans to test-fire two more intercontinental ballistic missiles in March, which should comply with a 1992 agreement between Kazakhstan and Russia on using Kazakhstan's test ranges and a 2014 plan for test launches signed on November 29, 2013, the Kazakh Defense Ministry said in a statement.

"According to this plan, three missile test launches are scheduled for March this year," it said.

The first of these launches, during which Russia test-fired a Topol-E ballistic missile, took place at midnight, Astana time, on March 5, 2014.

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