India test-fires Agni-2 nuke capable missile![]() August 9, 2012 - 14:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - India successfully test-fired an Agni-2 nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Thursday, August 9 for the third time, RIA Novosti said citing Times of India. The missile was launched from a mobile launcher at the Wheeler Island range in the Bay of Bengal. Agni-2 is a two-stage missile capable of hitting targets 2,000 km from its launch site with a one-ton warhead. India previously tested Agni-2 in 2009. The weapon has been in service since 2002. India fired its 5000 km-range Agni-5 missile in April this year, which is due to enter service in 2014-15. New Delhi is already working on Agni-6, which will have a longer range still, the paper says. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |