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| India test-fires two nuclear-capable missiles |
| 2010-03-28 |
| India has successfully test-fired two short-range missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads off the country's east coast. According to Indian defense ministry officials, locally-produced Prithvi-II and Dhanush missiles were launched from two sites in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday. "The tests were successful and met all the mission objectives," said S. P. Dash, director of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in the eastern state of Orissa. The Prithvi-II has a range of 295 kilometers while the Dhanush missile can cruise 350 kilometers, according to the Press Trust of India. New Delhi has developed an array of weapon systems that can reach potential targets in neighboring Pakistan and China. India and Pakistan, non-signatories to the non-proliferation regime, have conducted a series of nuclear-capable missile tests since 2002. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Indians have upgraded the guidance system of these missiles (single figure CEPs) Short range nukes with a low CEP? Yeah, given the neighborhood, I can see that coming in handy. It won't be pretty, though. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2010-03-28 20:05 |
| #2 Missile #3 Agni-1 test-fired off Orissa coast India on Sunday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed, nuclear-capable, short range ballistic missile (SRBM) Agni-1 from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Wheeler Island, about 100 km from Balasore off Orissa coast. User of the missile, the strategic force command of the Indian Army, executed the entire launch operation with the necessary logistic support being provided by the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) at the integrated test range (ITR). Weighing 12 tonne, the 15 metre tall Agni-1, which can carry payloads weighing up to one tonne, has already been inducted into the Indian Army. |
| Posted by: john frum 2010-03-28 11:44 |
| #1 The Agni-1 is supposed to be tested today. It seems the Indians have upgraded the guidance system of these missiles (single figure CEPs) |
| Posted by: john frum 2010-03-28 08:41 |