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India has successfully test-fired local-made nuclear capable Agni-I missile 1309141.
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| India has successfully test-fired local-made nuclear capable Agni-I missile. | |||
India
September 11, 2014, successfully test-fired its indigenously built nuclear
capable Agni-I missile, which has a strike range of 700 km, from a test
range off Odisha coast as part of a user trial by the Army. The surface-to-surface,
single-stage missile, powered by solid propellants, was test-fired from
a mobile launcher at about 11.11 hrs from launch pad-4 of the Integrated
Test Range (ITR) at Wheeler Island, about 100 km from here, Defence Research
and Development Organisation (DRDO) spokesman Ravi Kumar Gupta said. |
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 Test-fired of Indian-made Agni-1 ballistic missile |
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"The DRDO developed medium range ballistic missile from the production lot was launched as part of regular training exercise by the armed forces," said another official. Agni-I missile has a specialised navigation system which ensures it reaches the target with a high degree of accuracy and precision. The missile, which has already been inducted in to Armed Forces has proved its excellent performance in terms of range, accuracy and lethality. Weighing 12 tonnes, the 15-metre-long Agni-I, which can carry payloads up to 1,000 kg, has already been inducted into the Indian Army. Agni-I was developed by advanced systems laboratory, the premier missile development laboratory of the DRDO in collaboration with Defence Research Development Laboratory and Research Centre Imarat and integrated by Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad. The last trial of the Agni-I missile was successfully carried out on April 12, 2014 from the same base. It was first trial that was launched after sunset. |
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