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| India tests nuclear-capable Agni-II missile |
| 2010-05-18 |
| NEW DELHI: India's Strategic Forces Command on Monday successfully tested the nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface, Agni-II missile, capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to targets within 2,000 kilometres. A Defence Ministry statement said the missile was tracked by a battery of sophisticated radars, telemetry observation stations, electro-optic instruments and naval ships stationed near the impact point in the Bay of Bengal. The launch was carried out by the SFC with logistics support from laboratories and personnel of the Defence Research and Development Organisation, the statement added. The successful launch followed two earlier user trials, which could not meet all the parameters of the mission. The 20-metre long Agni-II, which has been inducted into the services, is a two-stage, solid-propelled ballistic missile with a launch weight of 17 tonnes. The missile is part of the Agni series, including Agni-I and Agni-III, Defence Ministry sources said. Unconfirmed reports suggest India is also building an Agni variant with a range of 5,000km. |
| Posted by:Steve White |