India test-fires short range missile
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, March 9, IRNA
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The Indian Air force (IAF) today test- fired a short-range missile procured by it at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) near Chandipur, 14 kilometers from Balasore, a city of Orissa.
The microlight `Lakshya', an indigenously built pilotless target aircraft (PTA), was successfully test-flown from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) to facilitate the missile test-fire at around 11:00 hours IST (Indian Standard Time), a PTI report said here quoting defence sources.
Lakshya was flown as a support system to gauge the precision control of the short-range missile.
A team of officials from Kalaikunda IAF base in neighboring West Bengal came to Chandipur to undertake the test.
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