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India enthusisastic about its nuclear weapons development

India flexes nuclear muscle on R-Day Times of India TNN | Jan 27, 2012, “….. on display for the first time in the parade were the nuclear-capable Agni IV intermediate range surface-to-surface ballistic missile and the Hercules C-130-J aircraft recently acquired from the US. ….  The crowd got excited as an array of weapons and armaments was rolled out on the Rajpath. The first to come were the mechanized columns led by the T-72 tanks. The SMERCH multiple launch rocket system, Pinaka multi-barrel rocket system, and the Advanced Light Helicopter ‘Dhruv’ came later. Then the Agni-IV missile rolled past, much to the cheer of the crowd. It was successfully flight tested last November and DRDO paraded it on Thursday. It got a thunderous welcome. The missile is nuclear capable and can carry a warhead up to 3,500 km. Also for the first time, the 150-km range Prahaar Tactical Battlefield Support Missile and the Rustom-1 unmanned aerial vehicle were part of the parade and proved to be eye-catchers. …

aircraft flew in standard formation. Then came the fighters with the Jaguars leading the pack in the arrowhead formation. The MiG-29s came next, followed by Sukhoi 30 MKI fighters, which ended the parade with the spectacular ‘trishul’ and ‘vertical charlie’ manouevres.  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/India-flexes-nuclear-muscle-on-R-Day/articleshow/11644210.cms

January 27, 2012 - Posted by | general

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