India Wants to Extend Range of Nuke-Capable Missile.

India Wants to Extend Range of Nuke-Capable Missile.Undettered by the failure of the upgraded nuclear-capable Agni-II Missile, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was working on increasing the range of the surface-to-surface intermediate range ballistic missile.Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the the 98th Indian Science Congress at SRM University at suburban Kattankulathur, DRDO Director General V K Saraswat said a component problem had led to the failure of the Agni-II Missile which had lifted off from the Wheeler Island off Orissa Coast in the first week of December. He said the quality of components were tested statistically and functionally. ''But we are working on increasing the missile range,'' he added. The test-fire of the surface-to-surface missile had failed after it deviated from its trajectory immediately after lift-off.The indigenously developed new variant of the Agni Series Missile was an improved version of the existing Agni-II Missile and would have better accuracy and range. The missile was incorporated with some advanced features to increase the accuracy. Dr Saraswat said the DRDO would get the initial operational clearance later this month for inducting the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) into the Indian Air Force.To a question, he denied the DRDO was building satellites for strategic use.Hmmmm.....Talk peace,prepare for war?Read the full story here.