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India successfully test-fires Agni-II ballistic missile
Balasore, Nov 9 (IBNS): India on Sunday successfully test-fired nuclear weapons capable Agni-II ballistic missile with a strike range of 2,000 km from the Wheeler Island off the Odisha Coast.
The surface-to-surface missile was launched from a mobile launcher by the personnel of Strategic Forces Command around 9. 40 am.
"After a reaching an altitude about 600 km, the missile climbed down and splashed into the waters of Bay of Bengal near its pre-designated impact point. in the Bay of Bengal with a two-digit accuracy," The Hindu reported quoting sources.
"A battery of sophisticated radars, electro-optical tracking systems and telemetry stations along the East Coast tracked the trajectory and monitored various parameters of the missile from the launch till terminal phase during the 15-minute flight.Two down range ships also recorded the final event," it said.
The test was carried out out by the SFC personnel as part of regular user training under the supervision of missile scientists from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
DRDO designed and developed the weapon system.
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