After two failures in a row last year, India successfully tested its nuclear-capable Agni II missile on Monday, officials said.
The surface-to-surface missile, capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to targets around 2,000 km away, was tested from Wheeler's Island off the coast in Orissa.
"The flight was successful. It met all the mission objectives," S. P. Dash, director of the test range.
The missile is 20 metres long and can carry a payload of one tonne.
Flight trials of the Agni II missile in May and November last year from the same test range were not successful. Read More @ India News