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| Agni-III test fire: India puts China on target | |
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| arnie | Aug 19 2012, 08:22 PM Post #1 |
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Agni-III test fire: India puts China on target Balasore: In a bid to induct its first long-range ‘China-specific’ missile in the armed forces, India is contemplating a fresh test-firing of 3,500-km range nuclear-capable Agni-III missile from a defence base off the Odisha coast. Defence sources said preparation for the launching of the country’s most potent missile, Agni-III, has already begun at the Wheeler Island. The missile is expected to be flight-tested anytime in the first week of September. The test follows the successful user trials of two Agni variant missiles __ Agni-I and Agni-II __ by the Indian Army. Both the ‘Pakistan- specific’ missiles have already been inducted in the armed forces. While this will be the fifth experimental trial of Agni-III missile, its success would pave the way for its induction and propel the DRDO to go for user trials in the limited stock production (LSP) series. “If the missile meets all mission parameters, the DRDO would definitely go for its induction by the end of this year,” a defence scientist said. Agni-III, which has a velocity of 5 km per second, is a short and stubby, two-stage missile that weighs 48.3 tonnes and is 16.7 metres tall with an overall diameter of 1.8 metres. It can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads weighing around 1.5 tonnes. It is propelled by solid fuels, facilitating swifter deployment compared to missiles using a mix of solid and liquid fuels. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/agniiii-test-fire-india-puts-china-on-target/283446-3.html |
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