03-20-2008, 08:34 PM
<b>Indian Army to test-fire Agni-I</b>
Tuesday March 18 2008
BALASORE: After the successful test of submarine-launched ballistic missile K-15 and Naval version of BrahMos cruise missile, India is all set to carry out a test of Agni-I missile by the end of this week.
"As the missile had already been inducted in the Army, the test will be conducted by the Army personnel of missile group raised for the purpose.
This will be a limited-stock-production test of Agni-I, which will be selected at random from a bunch of missiles," a source at the defence base in Chandipur said on Monday.
The test, however, will be conducted from a missile testing range that falls under Integrated Test Range off the Orissa coast.
Massive preparation is on for the last one month by both the defence scientists and Army personnel and heavy security arrangements have been made along the sea coast.
The missile was first test-fired on January 25, 2002 and since then several trials have been conducted.
Tuesday March 18 2008
BALASORE: After the successful test of submarine-launched ballistic missile K-15 and Naval version of BrahMos cruise missile, India is all set to carry out a test of Agni-I missile by the end of this week.
"As the missile had already been inducted in the Army, the test will be conducted by the Army personnel of missile group raised for the purpose.
This will be a limited-stock-production test of Agni-I, which will be selected at random from a bunch of missiles," a source at the defence base in Chandipur said on Monday.
The test, however, will be conducted from a missile testing range that falls under Integrated Test Range off the Orissa coast.
Massive preparation is on for the last one month by both the defence scientists and Army personnel and heavy security arrangements have been made along the sea coast.
The missile was first test-fired on January 25, 2002 and since then several trials have been conducted.