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Saturday, March 24, 2007

India gets ready to test-fire missiles

Close on the heels of Pakistan's successful test-firing of nuclear capable Hatf VII Babar missile Thursday, India prepares to test fire its two home-grown missiles from a defence base in Orissa in the next few days.

Scientists are all set to test 'Dhanush', the nuclear-capable naval version of the 'Prithvi' short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) and an air-to-air 'Astra' missile from the Chandipur defence base in the state's coastal district of Balasore, some 230 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar, defence sources said.

Astra is being considered as a new system in India's guided missile development programme. With solid propellant, the missile has a striking range of 25 to 40 kilometres.

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