India to test longer-range Agni ballistic missile soon

[DuctapeFatwa]

India will test its longer-range Agni ballistic missile in the next few months, newspapers reported on Thursday.

"Agni-111 will certainly be launched in the next few months," V.K. Atre, chief of India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) told reporters on Wednesday in New Delhi.

The Times of India daily said the flight-testing could be held within four months, but there was no immediate official confirmation of the report.

DRDO sources say the latest variant of the nuclear-capable Agni (Fire) missile will have a maximum range of up to 4,000 kilometres (2480 miles), making it capable of striking strategic targets deep inside China.

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[Indiana_Dem]

1. Geez DuctapeFatwa!!

You are the bearer of such good news!! lol

[DuctapeFatwa]

2. Every few weeks, someone accuses me of writing it all myself

:evilgrin:

[Tinoire]

3. India? Which part of the Axis are they? Brown or White?

:eveilgrin:

[0007]

4. For such a short article it sure has a long URL

Question; How large is India's Air Force?

[ConcernedCanuk]

6. Indian Air Force is the fourth biggest Air force in the world.

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. Info is about three years old, but I suspect the ratio is close to the same

"As of 1st August 2000, the Indian Air Force was the fourth largest air force in the world, with about 1700 combat aircraft, including over 350 fighters and more than 500 helicopters. The Indian Air Force also controls a large arsenal of surface-to-air missiles. About 120,000 people serve in the Indian Air Force. India's naval air force has about 70 combat aircraft and approximately 75 armed helicopters. "

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Picture shown is that of Agni - India's LRBM (Long range Ballastic missile).

[Aidoneus]

7. who is #3?

I believe US/Russia are #1/#2, can't think of the 3rd.. Britain or Israel?

ah, it's there in the link.. on the first skim it looked like just army sizes compared, but air force is there also. nevermind..

[beawr]

5. So.......

Maybe the CIA can get India and Pakistan to Nuke each other and we get our semi-high tech jobs back. And China? Well, that would sure bring some of the textile jobs back. Uggggggh, I am so sick of the whole pissing contest.

[GRClarkesq]

8. India and Pakistan need no nukes or more nukes

but when each side just has a few someone might get the bright idea to go for the first strike to eliminate the others nuclear capability.

We may be past that point now since India may have 100+.

Of course all bets are off if Musharraf buys the farm and the islamo-fundies take over the government.

Why must everyone be cursed with their own kind of fundies?