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India tests Trishul missile

By Giridhar Gopal in Bhubaneswar
June 23, 2003 20:00 IST
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For the second consecutive day on Monday, India test-fired the short-range surface-to-air Trishul missile from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, 15km from Balesore in Orissa.

The missile, which has a range of 9km and can carry a 15kg warhead, was fired from a mobile launcher at 1715 IST, ITR sources told rediff.com

The Defence Research and Development Organisation has developed Trishul under its integrated guided missile development programme.

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Giridhar Gopal in Bhubaneswar