Chandipur

''Astra'' missile test-fired for second consecutive day

''Astra'' missile test-fired for second consecutive day Chandipur (Orissa), Sept 13 : ''Astra'', the indigenously air-to-air anti-aircraft missile was successfully test fired for the second consecutive day on Sunday from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Orissa.

The Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missile, capable of ducking radar eyes and attacking enemy targets up to 110 km, was test fired from launch pad number two of the ITR complex at about 11.47 a. m., according to reports.

Surface-to-surface Prithvi missile test fired successfully

Chandipur (Orissa), May 23 : India on Friday successfully test fired the indigenous surface-to-surface 'Prithvi' missile, from the integrated test range (ITR) here, 15 km from Balasore.