Agni missile handed to army for deployment

Wednesday, 24 September 2003, 19:30 IST
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NEW DELHI: The Indian Army has been handed over the nuclear-capable Agni missile for operational deployment, a defence journal reported. The army has also received the go-ahead for raising two additional units for deploying the Prithvi missile, said Force, a new defence journal. The cabinet committee on security (CCS) had cleared the raising of the two Agni units, which have been classified by army headquarters as 334 Missile Group armed with the 700-km short-range Agni I missile and the 335 Missile Group, which would operate the 1,500-km medium-range Agni II missile. The raising of the new units is expected to begin in October, Force said. The government had also cleared the raising of two new Prithvi groups for the army. They would be named 444 and 555 missile groups. The army already has the 222 and 333 Prithvi Missile Groups deployed.
Source: IANS
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