Armed forces induct Prithvi, Agni missiles

The development of the Akash and Trishul surface-to-air missiles and Nag anti-tank missile is complete.

The Prithvi and Agni strategic missile systems and their variants have been inducted in the Indian armed forces, parliament was informed on Wednesday.

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The development of the Akash and Trishul surface-to-air missiles and Nag anti-tank missile is complete and the armed forces have been requested to place orders for them, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

Admitting to certain "technical problems" relating to these three missiles, he said these had been "subsequently solved".

According to the minister, the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by India and Russia has completed successful flight trials for the navy and army from ships and mobile land platforms. Production orders for BrahMos had also been received, he added.

Mukherjee also clarified there was no missile project named Sagarika, which is thought to be a submarine-launched cruise missile.