Russia fired low-range interceptors

Russian Space Force spokesman Alexei Zolotukhin announced yesterday that the country successfully tested a low-range ballistic missile interceptor at a test site in Kazakhstan.

Lieutenant Colonel Zolotukhin said: 'A joint team of Air Force and Sary Shagan test site and industry officials organized a test shot of missiles to intercept low-range and hit targets'. According to him, the test was aimed at further assessing the capabilities of the ongoing interceptor missiles around Moscow.

According to some sources, there are 68 short-range A-135 interceptor missiles (NATO called Gazelle) in the Moscow missile defense system that protects radar and strategic infrastructure works here. Russia's A-135 has an effective range of 80 km, equivalent to the design and mission of the Sprint rocket in the US protection system.

The Sary Shagan test site on the shores of Kazakhstan's Balkhash lake was used by the Soviet Union in October 1958 and then the Russians. In recent years, the Russian strategic missile force has tested here 6 missile defense systems, 12 anti-aircraft missile systems, 7 types of interceptor missiles, 12 types of surface-to-air missiles and 18 radar type.

Russian interceptor missile A-135.
(Photo: Missilethreat)

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