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Friday, November 08, 2013

Nuclear-capable Agni-I missile test fired


The nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile was successfully test-fired by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) from Wheeler Island off Odisha coast on Friday.

The single stage, solid-fuelled missile was fired from a road mobile launcher at 9.34 am by the SFC personnel as part of its regular user training.

After a 10-minute flight, the missile with a one-tonne dummy payload splashed down near the pre-designated target in the Bay of Bengal with a double-digit accuracy, a senior Defence Research and Development Organisation official told The Hindu.

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