Agni II missile was successfully tested in Odisha

Odisha, Apr 7 (ANI): Agni II missile was successfully tested for the second time on Sunday, in Odisha , after testing it for the first time in 2010. The surface-to-surface missile, capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to targets around 2,000 kilometres away, was tested from Balasore, a strategically located military base in the state of Odisha. The missile is 20 metres long and can carry a payload of one tonne. The tests come after flight trials of the Agni II missile in May and November 2009 from the same test range failed. (ANI)