Nuclear-capable missile testfired
India on Thursday successfully testfired its intermediate range, nuclearcapable Agni-III ballistic missile from an island off the coast of the eastern state of Odisha, sources said. Agni-III is one of the most sophisticated and accurate missiles of its class and has already been inducted into armed forces. It is capable of carrying a payload weighing 1.5 tons to a distance of more than 3,000 kilometers.