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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

India test-fires Agni-II missile

nuclear-capable 'Agni-II' missileIndia on Tuesday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable ‘Agni-II' missile with a strike range of up to 3,000 km from a launch pad off Orissa's coast.

The test of the indigenously built Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile was carried out from a mobile launcher at about 10.06 a.m. from launch pad-4 of Integrated Test Range at Wheelers Island near Dhamra, about 80 km from here, defence sources said.

It was a user trial conducted by the Army and scientists from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) were present to provide the necessary logistical support, sources said.

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