India Successfully Tests Naval Prithvi 3 Missile

India today conducted a successful test launch of a naval version of its Prithvi 3 ballistic missile, according to Agence France-Presse (see GSN, July 6). The nuclear-capable missile has a range of up to 300 kilometers (Agence France-Presse/Yahoo!News, Oct. 27).

Citing an Indian news agency, the Associated Press reported that the test was conducted from a underwater platform (Associated Press/Yahoo!News, Oct. 27).

Pakistan received advanced notification of the test, Pakistani Foreign office spokesman Masood Khan said, adding that Islamabad had conducted similar tests of its own missiles (Agence France-Presse/Khaleej Times, Oct. 27).

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