This is the third Indian missile test this week, a hat-trick of sorts, after the successful launches of Shaurya and Prithvi-II missiles, last Saturday and Monday, respectively.
India test fires n-capable Prithvi-II missile
India Monday successfully test fired Prithvi-II — its indigenously developed, nuclear-capable ballistic missile — from a test range in Orissa, an official said.
India tests Agni 1
A statement issued by the Ministry of Defense said the launch took place at 1020 hours local time and that ‘the missile followed the trajectory in a copybook style and reached the designated target in the Bay of Bengal’.
Indian Interceptor Missile checks out
The single stage missile, fitted with a directional Warhead and other ‘advanced systems’ neutralized the target, said a statement issued by the Ministry of Defense.
