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India is working to extend the range of its enhanced nuclear-capable Agni 2 ballistic missile despite the weapon's December test-launch failure.
Defense Research and Development Organization Director General V.K. Saraswat said an issue with one of the surface-to-surface missile's parts was to blame for the medium-range system deviating from course and falling into the Bay of Bengal shortly after being fired from Wheeler Island.
The workmanship of the missile's parts has been reviewed, Saraswat told journalists."But we are working on increasing the missile range," he said.
The "Agni 2 plus" was designed for improved navigation abilities and can be tipped with a conventional or nuclear payload weighing as much as 1 metric ton. The missile has a current range of 1,550 to 1,865 miles
Defense Research and Development Organization Director General V.K. Saraswat said an issue with one of the surface-to-surface missile's parts was to blame for the medium-range system deviating from course and falling into the Bay of Bengal shortly after being fired from Wheeler Island.
The workmanship of the missile's parts has been reviewed, Saraswat told journalists."But we are working on increasing the missile range," he said.
The "Agni 2 plus" was designed for improved navigation abilities and can be tipped with a conventional or nuclear payload weighing as much as 1 metric ton. The missile has a current range of 1,550 to 1,865 miles