Missile falls in civilian area in Chirala of Andhra Pradesh
A Surface to Air Missile test fired by the Indian Air Force from its Suryalanka Air Force Station fell in a civilian area in Chirala town of Prakasam district on Thursday night.
No one was injured as the missile did not explode.
The four-foot-long missile had four directional fins. It fell near the railway track adjacent to the compound of the Indian Leaf Tobacco Division (ILTD) of the ITC. The location where the missile fell is surrounded by houses.
Chirala circle inspector Ramakoteshwara Rao told The Hindu: “The diameter is as big as the steering of a jeep. We do not know whether it has got explosives, but it seemed to have burned. It’s very hot”, Mr. Rao said.
It was a Pechora SAM
Sources in the know say it was a Pechora Surface to Air Missile (SAM) made in Russia. Indian Air Force is known to be test-firing missiles from Suryalanka station at this time of the year. “The missile will explode only when it fulfils certain conditions like velocity and altitude. Probably the booster did not shear off and hence it could have deviated from its flight path and as it did not fulfil certain conditions, it might not have exploded”, sources explained.
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A Surface to Air Missile test fired by the Indian Air Force from its Suryalanka Air Force Station fell in a civilian area in Chirala town of Prakasam district on Thursday night.
No one was injured as the missile did not explode.
The four-foot-long missile had four directional fins. It fell near the railway track adjacent to the compound of the Indian Leaf Tobacco Division (ILTD) of the ITC. The location where the missile fell is surrounded by houses.
Chirala circle inspector Ramakoteshwara Rao told The Hindu: “The diameter is as big as the steering of a jeep. We do not know whether it has got explosives, but it seemed to have burned. It’s very hot”, Mr. Rao said.
It was a Pechora SAM
Sources in the know say it was a Pechora Surface to Air Missile (SAM) made in Russia. Indian Air Force is known to be test-firing missiles from Suryalanka station at this time of the year. “The missile will explode only when it fulfils certain conditions like velocity and altitude. Probably the booster did not shear off and hence it could have deviated from its flight path and as it did not fulfil certain conditions, it might not have exploded”, sources explained.
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