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Agni A-1 successfully test-fired

By T.S. Subramanian

CHENNAI, JULY 4. India's surface-to-surface missile, Agni A-1, was successfully test-fired today from the Interim Test Range at Wheelers' Island in the Bay of Bengal near Balasore, Orissa. It took off from a mobile launcher around 10.10 a.m., climbed to an altitude of more than 300 km, re-entered the atmosphere and plunged into the sea.

The missile, with a range of over 700 km, can carry nuclear warheads. The 15-metre single-stage missile weighs 12 tonnes and is powered by solid propellants. This is the third flight .

The Agni A-1 is said to be India's reply to Pakistan's Ghauri missile. It fills the gap between the Prithvi-2 missile, which has a range of about 250 km, and the Agni-2 with a range of 2,500 km.

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