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NEW DELHI, Dec 15 (KUNA) -- India Saturday successfully test fired
surface-to-air nuclear capable 'Akash' missile from a defence base in the
Eastern Indian state of Orissa for the third consecutive day.
The indigenously developed missile was test fired from a mobile launcher at
the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur on sea in Orissa today, news agency
Indo Asian News Service reported, quoting a source in the Indian Defence
Ministry.
The missile uses the integrated two-stage RAMJET propulsion technology to
carry a maximum 50 kg payload, the news agency said.
The missile weighs 650 kg and has a range of 25 km. (end)
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