NEW DELHI, March 9: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Thursday test- fired a short range missile procured by it at the Integrated Test Range(ITR) near Chandipur, around 14km from from Balsore (Orissa).
Pilotless target aircraft Lakshya was also test flown from the ITR to facilitate the missile test-firing at around 11am, said a news report quoting defence sources. Lakshya was flown as a support system to gauge the precision control of the short range missile, said the report adding, a team of officials from Kalaikunda IAF base in neighbouring West Bengal came to Chandipur to undertake the test.—AFP
