Breaking News: Test missile crashes on launch in Northern Russia

[BabuK]

A surface-to-air missile crashed shortly after being launched in northern Russia on Wednesday, Russian news agencies said, in a failed test that will be seen as an embarrassment for the country's military forces.


An official speaking on condition of anonymity initially told AFP the incident had involved an experimental military rocket, but state-owned weapons manufacturer Almaz-Antey was later quoted as saying it was an Antey-2500 missile that fell back to the ground.

The test was meant to "give an assessment of the manoeuvrability of a modernised missile of the surface-to-air Antey-2500 missile system," the firm's spokesman told Russian news agencies.
The missile "veered off-course and self-destructed" shortly after its launch, the spokesman said, with debris falling within the security zone of the Plesetsk military cosmodrome.

The Antey-2500 missile system is an upgraded version of Russia's sophisticated S-300 air defence system. Russia in February notably offered to deliver the new missiles to Iran.

Regional authorities said in a statement the crash happened seven kilometres (four miles) from the Plesetsk military launch pad in the northern Arkhangelsk region, without giving details of the device that was launched.

An official from the Arkhangelsk region had earlier told AFP that a military rocket had crashed without causing injuries or damages.

The Russian space agency declined comment. The defence ministry provided no immediate comment.

President Vladimir Putin has made modernising the army a top priority of his 15-year rule, with the armed forces acquiring new missiles and other weapons after years of post-Soviet neglect.

Russia's space industry has suffered a series of setbacks in recent years but accidents at the Plesetsk military cosmodrome are believed to be very rare.

Amid huge sensitivities surrounding Russia's military programme, Moscow appeared to enforce a virtual blackout on the crash.

Source: Yahoo

 

[Elungata]

that is normal when testing new system

 

[Nyani Ngabu]

Teh teh teh...bure kabisa hao wakomunisti.

 

[TanzaniaLaw]

Here is the video

 

[MURUSI]

Teh teh teh...bure kabisa hao wakomunisti.

Zile ndege zenu zilizo tengenezwa kwa pesa mingi halafu hazifanyi kazi mbona huzungumzii? USA ni mara ngapi ametest vifaa vya kijeshi na kushindwa? Acha mahaba za kitoto

 

[Dotworld]

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[Dotworld]

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[Nyani Ngabu]

Zile ndege zenu zilizo tengenezwa kwa pesa mingi halafu hazifanyi kazi mbona huzungumzii? USA ni mara ngapi ametest vifaa vya kijeshi na kushindwa? Acha mahaba za kitoto

Nawe acha kuwa hater.

 

[Donnie Charlie]

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hapo ni kula kona tu

 

[bona]

western propaganda..... ktk testing ku fail kitu mbona si issue kabisa! dreamliner ime fail mara ngap? the most expensive fighter jet in us history f22 ''the raptors'' programme nzima imekua cancelled kwa sababu dege limeoneana la hovyo pamoja kugharimu mihela kibao!!!!

 

[MD25]

Mahaba ya kitoto na akili ndogo ni shida sana.

 

[MOTOCHINI]

Kwani test maanake nini! watubwana hapo misioni tatizo kunamambo ya kuchonga sana lakin watu kuwa kwenye majaribio iwe kelele

 

[Dotworld]

that is normal when testing new system

Teh teh teh...bure kabisa hao wakomunisti.

Zile ndege zenu zilizo tengenezwa kwa pesa mingi halafu hazifanyi kazi mbona huzungumzii? USA ni mara ngapi ametest vifaa vya kijeshi na kushindwa? Acha mahaba za kitoto

Mahaba ya kitoto na akili ndogo ni shida sana.

western propaganda..... ktk testing ku fail kitu mbona si issue kabisa! dreamliner ime fail mara ngap? the most expensive fighter jet in us history f22 ''the raptors'' programme nzima imekua cancelled kwa sababu dege limeoneana la hovyo pamoja kugharimu mihela kibao!!!!

Russian haters will find ANY reason to point out when something does not work for Russians. They'll scour the internet for ANY evidence of a misfire or some other malfunction, but will always turn a blind eye when same happens with US made weapons.

Why aren't the morons here mention how good the F-22 is that it has to be cancelled? How good the F-35 that is over a decade delayed and has a ton of problems, including being susceptible to explosion if flying with a 25 mile radius of lighting storm? Ok, what about how poorly the Patriot missiles performed in Iraq War? The cult of blind belief in superiority of US produced weapons is just plain stupid.

 

[Sexer]

Russia wenyewe wamekubali limegoma sasa nyinyi waswahili povu la nini?! Mara oo kawaida, mara oo US sasa US anaingiaje hapo!

 

[Lancashire]

Teh teh teh...bure kabisa hao wakomunisti.

kawaida.hata usa amefail mara kibao tu kurusha makombora hayo.

 

[myoyambendi]

huwa inatokea, hakuna nchi iliyojaribu makombora yake yote bila kutokea kushindwa kwa baadhi yake.

 

[fyddell]

Test means whether you fail or succeed. Sasa mwashangaa nini?

 

[Nyani Ngabu]

kawaida.hata usa amefail mara kibao tu kurusha makombora hayo.

Teh teh teh...hawana lolote hao Warusi.

Njaa tu zimewaelemea.

 

[MALCOM LUMUMBA]

Dotworld;Russian haters will find ANY reason to point out when something does not work for Russians. They'll scour the internet for ANY evidence of a misfire or some other malfunction, but will always turn a blind eye when same happens with US made weapons.

Why aren't the morons here mention how good the F-22 is that it has to be cancelled? How good the F-35 that is over a decade delayed and has a ton of problems, including being susceptible to explosion if flying with a 25 mile radius of lighting storm? Ok, what about how poorly the Patriot missiles performed in Iraq War? The cult of blind belief in superiority of US produced weapons is just plain stupid.

As the matter of fact Russia is a leading nation in Rocket science;for the record it is the American Astronauts who died during a launch time

 

[JustDoItNow]

Teh teh teh...bure kabisa hao wakomunisti.

Mkuu, ni kitu cha kawaida tu. Hapo siyo kwamba wataachana nayo. Ndo wataboresha zaidi.