India test fires "Agni-III" missile
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, July 9, IRNA
India-Missile-Test
India's most sophisticated intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) Agni-III was test-fired from a range off the Orissa coast Sunday.
The indigenously built surface-to-surface nuclear capable missile, with a range of 3,500 km, was test-fired from a fixed platform at the Wheeler's Island at about 11.05 am, PTI report said here quoting defence sources.
Described as India's most powerful missiles developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Agni-III has the capability of carrying a payload of 1000 kg, the sources said.
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee and his scientific advisor M Natarajan were present at the launch complex located in the Wheeler Island off the Dhamra coast to witness the missile launch.
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