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India clears raising of two Agni missile groups in Army

IRNA

New Delhi, Sept 24, IRNA -- Eight years after creating a specialized 
regiment to handle short-range missiles, Indian Government has cleared
the setting up of similar groups for intermediate range ballistic 
missiles (IRBM). 
According to local press reports, senior Army officials said the 
report was on this more or less correct. 
Indian Defense Minister, George Fernandes, had also hinted at such
an initiative while earlier replying to questions in Parliament. 
But India`s magazine, Force in a report said that India`s Cabinet 
Committee on Security (CCS) had cleared the raising of the two Agni 
missile groups. 
Control on the shorter range IRBM, Agni-I with a range of 700 km, 
will vest with the Army`s 334 rocket missile group and the medium 
range Agni-II with a range of 1,500 km will be handled by the 335 
missile group. 
The Government has also cleared the raising of two new Prithvi 
groups for the Army, which would be named 444 and 555 missile 
groups. 
IND/216 
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