India tests Prithvi missile to study fuel loading

NEW DELHI - India conducted a test of its Prithvi ("Earth") short-range missile on Jan. 23 to evaluate how quickly the missile's fuel can be loaded. "Today's [launch] also tested the newly acquired simulator to train the missile crew in the firing operation," a defense ministry official said. A...

Subscription Required

 

This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.

Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.

Already an AWIN subscriber? Login

 

Did you know?  Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.