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India successfully test fires Agni II medium-range nuclear capable missile off coast of Odisha

India Had Earlier Successfully Test-fired Its Short-range Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile Agni-1 With A Strike Range Of Over 700 Km From A Test Range Off The Odisha Coast, Defence Sources Said.

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Gautam Lalotra | Updated on: 20 Feb 2018, 10:49:44 AM
Agni II medium-range nuclear-capable missile - File Photo

New Delhi:

The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Indian Army test fired Agni II medium-range nuclear-capable missile from APJ Abdul Kalam island off the Odisha coast. The missile has a strike range of more than 2,000 km.

India had earlier successfully test-fired its short-range nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-1 with a strike range of over 700 km from a test range off the Odisha coast, Defence sources said. 

The indigenous developed surface-to-surface missile was launched as a part of a periodic training activity by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Army to consolidate operational readiness, they said. 

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First Published : 20 Feb 2018, 10:46:54 AM

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