India develops 6,000km ballistic missile

13/12/2007 -- 11:46 AM

Ha Noi (VNA) - India has announced that it is developing a ballistic missile capable of hitting targets up to 6,000 kilometres away. The announcement came one day after neighbouring Pakistan tested a nuclear capable cruise missile that can hit targets 700 kilometres away. Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chief M. Natarajan said flight tests of Agni-IV ballistic missiles would begin within months. India plans to test Agni-IV missiles twice, with the first time within the first quarter of 2008, and the second time within nine to 12 months afterwards, the DRDO chief said. World media quoted scientists at the DRDO as confirming that the Agni-IV was under development and it will be fully operational within three years. India in April tested its longest-range Agni-III missile, capable of reaching targets 3,500 kilometres far away. It has already deployed two variants of the Agni, the 700-kilometre range Agni-I and the 2,500-kilometre range Agni-II after flight-testing both missiles for several times since 1993.- Enditem
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