11-27-2009, 06:22 AM
<b>Agni-II's night trial is a flop show</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The first-ever night trial of India's nuclear capable Agni-II Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile has failed to meet all the mission parameters, defence sources said on Tuesday.
"The test-fire, conducted from the Wheeler Island off Orissa coast on Monday night, could not achieve all the desired results and pre-coordinated parameters," they said after a thorough analyses of the mission data.
The two-stage indigenously developed Agni-II missile, <b>with a range of 2000 km</b>, which was<b> test-fired from a mobile launcher,</b> was intended to train the end-user, the Strategic Force Command of the Indian Army [ Images ], to operate the sophisticated missile in adverse conditions.
However, after a smooth take-off and proper first stage separation, the sleek missile appeared to <b>have failed to meet the desired results mid-way at the second stage separation</b>, the sources said.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
"The test-fire, conducted from the Wheeler Island off Orissa coast on Monday night, could not achieve all the desired results and pre-coordinated parameters," they said after a thorough analyses of the mission data.
The two-stage indigenously developed Agni-II missile, <b>with a range of 2000 km</b>, which was<b> test-fired from a mobile launcher,</b> was intended to train the end-user, the Strategic Force Command of the Indian Army [ Images ], to operate the sophisticated missile in adverse conditions.
However, after a smooth take-off and proper first stage separation, the sleek missile appeared to <b>have failed to meet the desired results mid-way at the second stage separation</b>, the sources said.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->