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. |