3,500-km range Agni-III missile test-fired

by Sanjay Jha | May 6, 2008 at 10:33 pm

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With a range upto Beijing & Shanghai, India today suceesfully tested longest range nuclear capable ballastic missile of Agni series. The Agni series is India's most advanced missilie development programme.

India on Wednesday test-fired the 3,500-km range surface-to-surface nuclear capable Agni-III missile from the Wheelers' Island off Orissa coast.

The intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) was test-fired from a mobile launcher from the launch complex (LC-4) of the integrated test range (ITR) around 9:56 am, defence sources said.

The 16 metre-long and 1.8-metre wide missile roared into the sky in a vertically slanted position leaving behind a thick column of orange and white smoke and, within seconds, became invisible to the naked eye, an eyewitness said.