9 months ago
India tests nuclear-capable Agni II missile
Bhubaneswar, May 19 - India Tuesday successfully tested the nuclear capable Agni-II missile from a defence base in Orissa, official sources said. The surface-to-surface missile with a range of over 2,000 km was test fired from the Wheeler's Island near Dhamara in the district of Bhadrak, some 150 km from here at 10.06 a.m. 'It was a user trial,' the sources said, adding that the aim of the test ... read more

1 year ago
India to test missile to hit aircraft beyond visual range
New Delhi, July 16 - India will conduct within a month the first full test flight of an indigenously built air-to-air missile that targets aircraft beyond visual range, a senior official said Wednesday. The Defence Research and Development Organisation - will test Astra. If successful, the test will make India the fifth country to possess this technology. Only the US, France, Russia and Israel h ... read more

1 year ago
India to test missile to hit aircraft beyond visual range
New Delhi, July 16 - India will conduct within a month the first full test flight of an indigenously built air-to-air missile that targets aircraft beyond visual range, a senior official said Wednesday. The Defence Research and Development Organisation - will test Astra. If successful, the test will make India the fifth country to possess this technology. Only the US, France, Russia and Israel h ... read more

2 years ago
India tests nuclear capable ballistic missile
Bhadrak -, Oct 5 - India Friday tested its nuclear capable missile Agni-1 from a military base here, military sources said.Describing the exercise as the first training trial to complete Agni 1's induction process into the army, officials said the intermediate range missile was tested from Wheeler Island near Dhamra in Bhadrak district, about 150 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar, at about 10. ... read more

New Delhi | 2 years ago
India tests intermediate range nuclear capable missile
New Delhi, April 12 - Indian scientists successfully tested a fire-and-forget Agni-III Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile - Thursday.Fired from the Wheeler Island in the Bay of Bengal on India's eastern coast, the missile reached its designated target in 15 minutes in the Indian Ocean, proving the success of the Made-in-India propulsion and guidance systems, Ministry of Defence - spokesman Sitan ... read more

Balasore | 2 years ago
India successfully tests Agni-III ballistic missile
Balasore/New Delhi, April 12 - Trailing a plume of orange and yellow smoke, India's nuclear capable Agni-III ballistic missile, designed and developed by its scientists, soared aloft Thursday to mark a major milestone in the country's efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in rocket technology.Agni-III, an intermediate range ballistic missile -, lifted off from a rail mobile launcher system on the Wh ... read more

Balasore | 2 years ago
India successfully tests Agni-III missile
Balasore, April 12 - Marking a new milestone in missile technology, India Thursday successfully tested its home-grown nuclear capable Agni-III ballistic missile, with a range of over 3,000 km, from a defence base in Orissa.The missile was test-fired at 10.52 a.m. from launching complex No. 4 of the Inner Wheeler Island, a new launch site of the Integrated Test Range - at the Chandipur defence base ... read more

New Delhi | 2 years ago
India to test nuke-capable Agni-III missile Thursday
New Delhi, April 11 - Nine months after the first attempt failed, India will Thursday again test fire the indigenously developed nuclear capable Agni-III ballistic missile that can hit targets as far as in China.'The exact time will depend on weather conditions and other factors,' an official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.'We are keeping our fingers crossed. We hope the test will procee ... read more

2 years ago
India may test Agni-III missile next week
Balasore -, April 7 - India may test its homegrown nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-III from a military base in Orissa next week, official sources said Saturday.Hectic preparations are on for the test launch of the missile at the Integrated Test Range of Chandipur in Balasore district, about 230 km from Bhubaneswar, the sources said.The missile, having a range of over 3,000 km, is expected t ... read more

New Delhi | 3 years ago
Parliamentary body to quiz defence scientists on missile snag
New Delhi, July 11 - India's defence scientists are likely to face some tough questions from a parliamentary body on the recently failed intermediary range ballistic missile - Agni-III test - but the answers could take a while in coming.The Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Defence will meet scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation - on Wednesday. The meeting was sched ... read more