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Russia’s Defense Ministry to test over 80 weapon systems at Kapustin Yar range

Full upgrade of the range’s measuring system and transfer to automatic mode is expected to be completed in 2015
Military drills at the Kapustin Yar testing range (archive) ITAR-TASS/Dmitry Rogulin
Military drills at the Kapustin Yar testing range (archive)
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MOSCOW, April 10. /ITAR-TASS/. Over 80 weapon systems of more than 180 types are planned to be tested in 2014 at the Kapustin Yar testing range near the city of Astrakhan. Russia’s Defense Ministry spokesperson for Strategic Missile Forces Col. Igor Yegorov reported this on Thursday.