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14:30, 06-Feb-2018
India test-fires nuclear-capable Agni-I ballistic missile
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India test-fired its surface-to-surface nuclear-capable Agni-I (A) ballistic missile off Abdul Kalam Island in the eastern sate of Odisha Tuesday, local media reported.
The home-grown ballistic missile was test fired at 8:30 a.m. local time (0300 GMT).
Local media said the test was conducted by the strategic force command of the Indian army as part of a user trial.
"It was 18th version of Agni-I, which could achieve all parameters within the stipulated time period," the reports quoted defence sources as saying.
The missile was inducted into service in 2004, according to Indian officials.
(Top image: Reuters file)
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency