India Successfully Tests Surface-To-Air Missile

MISSILE NEWS

File photo of an Akash missile test fire.

New Delhi, India (AFP) Jun 17, 2005
India on Friday test-fired a surface-to-air missile from a range in the eastern state of Orissa, defence ministry officials here said.

The missile named Akash - sky in Hindi - was fired at 2:30 pmfrom the Chandipur-on-Sea testing site, 200 kilometres (125 miles) northeast of Bhubaneswar, Orissa's state capital.

The official said the missile successfully hit and destroyed a flying drone. Akash was last tested in February.

The 700-kilogram (1,540-pound) Akash can carry a 70 kilogram (154-pound) warhead and is capable of travelling 27 kilometres (17 miles).

Akash is one of five missiles being developed by India's state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation.

Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan frequently test-fire missiles they are developing for military purposes.

In 1999, a year after the two sides tested nuclear weapons, they agreed to notify each other ahead of missile tests.

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