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India test-fires surface-to-air missile
www.chinaview.cn 2005-06-20 18:21:48

    NEW DELHI, June 20 (Xinhuanet) -- India on Monday successfully tested a surface-to-air missile, the second such test in two days, the defense ministry said.

    The missile, Akash, was tested at 11:13 a.m. (0543 GMT) from a mobile launcher at the Chandipur-on-Sea testing range, 200 kilometers northeast of Bhubaneswar, Orissa's state capital, the ministry said.

    The missile can track 100 targets simultaneously with onboard radar. It can move at a speed of 600 meters a second and deliver a55 kilogram warhead.

    The 700-kilogram missile was last tested on Friday. Enditem

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