| BALASORE, India, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- India has successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-III ballistic missile, defense sources say. SAVE MONEY ON TRAVEL DEALS The Press Trust of India, citing unnamed sources, reported Sunday that the missile, which has a range of more than 1,865 miles, was carried out at Wheeler Island off the coast of the Indian state of Orissa. The news service said the surface-to-surface missile was fired from a rail mobile launcher near Dhamara, about 60 miles from Balasore. "All mission parameters were met", the sources said. PTI said Sunday's test was the fourth for the Agni-III series. Defense officials say they are being performed to establish the "repeatability" of the missile's performance. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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