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India: New Delhi Planning Agni 3 Long-Range Missile Test India said yesterday it hopes to test its Agni 3 long-range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile this year (see GSN, Feb. 6). “The test firing of Agni 3 is overdue and we feel the need for that long-range missile as part of our policy of deterrence,” Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes was quoted as saying by the Press Trust of India. The Agni 3 is believed to have a 2,100-mile range, according to the Federation of American Scientists. Fernandes also said yesterday the Agni 1 and 2 missiles, both nuclear-capable, are in production and ready for deployment in India’s military (see GSN, Jan. 9). The Brahmos supersonic cruise missile, with a range of about 185 miles, is also ready for deployment, Fernandes said (see GSN, Jan. 21). “(The) supersonic cruise missile Brahmos is something exclusive. Nobody else has this missile today,” Fernandes said. “We are ready now (for deployment). All tests are complete,” he said (Neelesh Misra, Associated Press/Yahoo.com, April 6).
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