missiles

I did a search and didn't see a this topic, so I thought I'd ask. How did 8 become the defacto number of anti ship missiles to put on warships. eg The Arleigh Burke has 96 mk 41 VLS, but only 8 harpoons. Every European frigate/destroyer I've seen also has 8. I understand that the VLS are used...

This is the naval version of prithvi missile.

takes off from an undisclosed location October 14, 2003. Pakistan test-fired a medium-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Tuesday, concluding a series of tests begun earlier this month which it said were necessary to deter attack from India.

Shaheen I medium-range surface-to-surface missile sits on its launching pad, in this March 6, 2003, file photo taken in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Pakistan launched a medium-range missile capable of hitting many targets inside archrival India early Tuesday, its third in a series of planned tests...

This the latest picture of Pakistan's latest nuclear capable Shaheen-I missile test.