The first ever night trial of the 2000 km nuclear-capable Agni-II missile failed to achieve the desired results. The missile, fired at around 7.50 PM on November 23 from Wheeler Island off the Orissa coast tumbled into the sea after a snag developed just before the second stage separation began. The test was part of user’s trial and conducted by the Army officials with the DRDO scientists present to provide necessary logistical help.1

• 1. ‘Agni-II missile fails to clear night trial’, The Times of India, November 24, 2009.