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Thursday, August 12, 2010

Agni-III ready for induction

Agni IIIThe indigenously designed and developed Agni-III missile, capable of hitting a target at 3,000 km, is ready for induction into the armed forces, Defence Minister AK Antony informed the Lok Sabha on Monday.

The intermediate range AgniIII ballistic missile is capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads and now allows scientists to develop an inter-continental ballistic missile with ranges of 5,000 km and beyond.

Giving information about the Agni series of surface-to-surface missiles, the Minister in a written reply said, Agni-I with a range of 700 km and Agni-II with a range of more than 2,000 km were already inducted into the Services.

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