India Plans to Test Long-Range Missile This Year

India plans to test an improved version of its Agni 3 long-range ballistic missile this year, an official announced yesterday (see GSN, March 4). 

The nuclear-capable missile is expected to receive additional upgrades in the next few months, said R.N. Agarwal, Agni program director.

Agarwal said that the Agni 1 and Agni 2 intermediate-range ballistic missiles are expected to be inducted into use for the Indian army soon, according to The Hindu (The Hindu, March 30).

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