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"Next test of Agni-III in early 2007"

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HYDERABAD: With defence scientists getting critical inputs on what went wrong with the maiden test flight of Agni-III, which tumbled into sea after a smooth takeoff on July 9, the next trial of the long-range missile is being planned early next year by taking "corrective action".

Disclosing this to reporters here on Thursday, Avinash Chander, program director Agni and director, Advanced Systems Laboratory, a nodal Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) institution, spearheading the missile's development, said "Within a year, we will have two to three tests. Our aim is to push it as fast as possible".

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