India tests surface-to-air Trishul missile

India tested the surface-to-air Trishul missile from a test range in Orissa, Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) quoted defense sources as saying on Tuesday.

The short-range missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher at the integrated test range in Chandipur in Balasore district, 230 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, in eastern India, at 11:56 a.m.(0626 GMT).

The Trishul missile is part of India's integrated guided missile development program. Developed by India's Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), the solid fuel propelled missile has a triple battlefield role for the army, air force and navy.

It has a range of nine kilometers and carries a 15-kg warhead.

Trishul is about three meters in length and 200 cm in diameter and flies at supersonic speed. Designed as an all-weather missile, the Trishul's sea-skimming capability is meant to aid its ability to intercept anti-ship missiles.

Source: Xinhua