Israeli missile fails again in test-firing From Rahul Bedi DH News Service New Delhi: As both the rounds of validation firing were not satisfactory, Rafael may be answerable to the penalty clause for delayed delivery of the missile systems. The Israeli armament maker Rafael’s medium range conventional stand-off AGM–142 Raptor Have Nap/Popeye missile, specially configured for the Indian Air Force (IAF), proved unsuccessful in its second validation test-firing in Rajasthan recently. The first validation firing of the missile specially code named ‘Crystal Maze’ by the IAF took place last December. According to the deal signed with Rafael in December 2001...