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Friday, September 14, 2012

Agni-IV, Agni-III launch next week

Agni III |Close on the heels of the successful launch of Agni-V, Agni-II, Agni-I and Prithvi-II missiles from April this year, the Defence Research and Development Organisation is making preparations on the Wheeler Island, off the Odisha coast, for two more Agni variants’ launches.

While Agni-IV will lift off from a rail-mobile launch pad on September 18, Agni-III missile will blast off on September 21, said V.K. Saraswat, Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister.

The maiden launch of Nirbhay, a sub-sonic cruise missile, will take place in October or November.

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