India set to test fire Agni-III missile
PLA Daily 2004-02-16
NEW DELHI, Feb. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- India is set to test-fire this year its new longer-range 'Agni-III' surface-to-surface missile capable of carrying nuclear weapons, the Press Trust of India (PTI)reported on Sunday.
"The missile should be test-fired this year. We have so far notzeroed in on any date for its launch. This is just the beginning of the year," the PTI quoted Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes as saying.
On whether the missile would have a strike range of over 3,000 kilometers, Fernandes said "I will not make any comment on that".
India has already test fired 700-km-range Agni-I and 2000-km-range Agni-II, which are both capable of carrying nuclear weapons. Agni-III is being developed to have a longer range than Agni-II.
To questions on acquisition of 'Phalcon' airborne surveillance systems, Fernandes said a memorandum of understanding has been reached with Israel and Russia and "things are moving".
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