India's Agni-III test termed a "partial success".
{{date|July 9, 2006}}

The Agni III missile launch was not completely successful. The missile developed a snag and fell into the Bay of Bengal sea without hitting the target. Scientists said that they would analyse the scientific data and refire the missile at a later stage. The Indian Defence Minister, [[Pranab Mukherjee]] told the ''Times of India'' newspaper, "The take-off was successful but there were some problems later," 

[[India]]'s most sophisticated [[w:Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile|Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile]] (IRBM) to date, the [[w:Agni-III|Agni III]] was test-fired off the [[Orissa]] coast earlier today. The missile took off from a fixed platform at the Integrated Test Range at [[w:Wheeler Island, India|Wheeler Island]] at 11:05 IST (05:35 GMT) in the presence of Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee and his scientific advisor M. Natarajan. 

[[Image:Agni-II missile (Republic Day Parade 2004).jpeg|right|300px|thumb|The Agni-II missile being displayed on a mobile launcher during the 2004 Republic Day parade.]]

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== Related News ==
*{{wikinews|title=India successfully test-fires Agni-III missile|date=July 9, 2006}}
==Sources== 
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5162416.stm
|title=Indian missile test 'was failure'
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|pub=BBC News Online
|date=July 10, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/agni3-missile-successfully-test-fired/15003-3.html|title=Agni-III missile test-fired|author=|pub=CNN-IBN|date=9 July 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.timesnow.tv/articleshow/1717716.cms|title=Agni III test-fired|author=|pub=TimesNow|date=9 July 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?category=National&template=sciencetech&slug=Agni+III+reportedly+develops+snag&id=89999&callid=1
|title=Agni III reportedly develops snag|author=Sampad Mahapatra/Nitin Gokhale
|pub=NDTV Online|date=July 9, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://in.rediff.com/news/2006/jul/10agni.htm
|title=India determined to test Agni III again|author=|pub=Rediff News|date=July 10, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/agniiii-was-a-partial-success-pranab/15239-3.html|title=Agni-III was a partial success: Pranab|author=Press Trust Of India|pub=CNN-IBN|date=11 July 2006}}

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The Agni III missile launch was not completely successful. The missile developed a snag and fell into the Bay of Bengal sea without hitting the target. Scientists said that they would analyse the scientific data and refire the missile at a later stage. The Indian Defence Minister, Pranab Mukherjee told the Times of India newspaper, "The take-off was successful but there were some problems later," 

India's most sophisticated Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) to date, the Agni III was test-fired off the Orissa coast earlier today. The missile took off from a fixed platform at the Integrated Test Range at Wheeler Island at 11:05 IST (05:35 GMT) in the presence of Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee and his scientific advisor M. Natarajan. 

The Agni-II missile being displayed on a mobile launcher during the 2004 Republic Day parade.
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