Tech Glitches Abort Missile Test

BALASORE :The Indian Air Force (IAF) authorities on Thursday aborted a mission to test Russia made short range air-to-air missile against objects flown from a defence base off the Odisha coast as the pilotless target aircraft (PTA) failed to take off. Reliable sources said the unmanned aerial vehicle - Lakshya - which was to be flown from the launching complex-II of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea could not take off due to technical snags. “The test was scheduled to take place between 9 am and 10 am. It was,…