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| Air-to-Air MICA Missile (Image: Wiki Commons) |
NEW DELHI, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Indian Air Force has test fired long range air-to-air MICA missile on a manoeuvring target from a combat aircraft, a statement issued by Indian government's Press Information Bureau said Saturday.
"Tigers - the first squadron of Indian Air Force, successfully fired the recently acquired long range Beyond Visual Range (BAV) air-to-air MICA missile on a manoeuvring target from Mirage-2000 Upgrade aircraft," the statement read.
Indian Defense officials said the missile achieved a direct hit on a target which was much smaller than an actual aircraft and flying at low altitude.
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PacificSentinel: I really wish these people did their homework before they wrote stories, the Barak-8 is NOT a "nuclear capable ballistic missile", it's a Surface-to-Air Missile.