NEW DELHI, April 12: The defence ministry on Thursday declared successful a test of an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai.
Calling it a “major milestone in the missile technology”, the ministry in a statement said: “The 16-metre-long missile weighing 48 tons lifted off successfully from its rail mobile launcher system. The entire flight path of approximately 15 minutes duration validated all mission objectives.” —AFP
