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Missile Tests at Kapustin Yar Profiled

May 10, 2006 :: Interfax :: News

The number of missile tests at Russia’s Kapustin Yar Missile Test Complex has increased in recent years, according to a recent profile by Interfax-AVN. The report quotes Colonel Aleksandr Vovk, head of the Strategic Missile Troops press service, who stated that “the year 2004 saw 173 test programmes, while in 2005 the number was 205, [and] as for 2006, we have 221 tests in plans.” According to Vovk, 22 tests are currently underway. In recent years, Kapustin Yar has been the site of the official trials of the Iskander-M missile system, as well as tests of the S-400 (SA-20 Triumf) surface-to-air missile system. The facilities include a research and development center for the Strategic Missile Troops, a weapons development center for the Land Forces, an interagency air-defense research and development center, and a missile defense test center. Kapustin Yar will mark its 60th anniversary on Saturday. (Article)

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