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India tests Agni-III missile
Friday September 21, 2012 06:26:25 PM,
IANS
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targets at about 3,500 km away, was tested from a facility off the
coast near Dhamra in Bhadrak district, about 200 km from here.
Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) spokesperson Ravi
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Bhubaneswar: India
Friday test fired its nuclear-capable Agni-III ballistic missile
from a base in Odisha, an official said.
The surface-to-surface missile, with a range of over 3,000 km, was
fired from a launching complex of the Inner Wheeler Island near
Dhamra in Bhadrak district, about 200 km from here.
"The test was successful. It was conducted by strategic forces
command of the Indian Army," DRDO spokesperson Ravi Kumar Gupta
told IANS.
The latest test comes two days after the second successful launch
of the 4,000-km range Agni-IV missile from the same base.
Agni-III is capable of carrying warheads weighing up to 1.5
tonnes. It is 16 metres tall and weighs 48 tonnes.
This missile has a two-stage solid propellant system. It re-enters
into the atmosphere with a very high velocity.
Agni-III is a Rail Mobile System capable and can be launched from
anywhere in India.
The other two missiles in Agni series - Agni-I and Agni-II - have
a range of 750-800 km and over 1,500 km respectively. Both have
been inducted in the armed forces.
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