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  • Dud missile(Russian cruise missiles)

    01/12/2008 8:10:58 AM PST · by sukhoi-30mki · 42 replies · 559+ views
    India Today ^ | January 10, 2008 | Sandeep Unnithan
    Dud missile Sandeep Unnithan January 10, 2008 It was dubbed Baby Tomahawkski, a short-legged Russian version of the eponymous US cruise missiles. Fired from the torpedo tube of a submarine, it could fly over 300 km delivering a 400 kg warhead to a target with pin-point accuracy. It would give the Indian Navy’s submarines capability to attack targets on land. Yet, the Kilo class submarine INS Sindhuvijay and the land-attack missiles it is equipped to fire have today joined aircraft carrier Vikramaditya as another bone of contention that India has with its largest defence supplier, Russia. The navy recently refused...