BALASORE (Odisha), Aug 13:

For the second day in a row,India today successfully con-ducted trial of its indigenouslydeveloped surface-to-air 'Akash'missile, which has a strike rangeof 25 km, from a test range inOdisha as part of a user trial bythe Air Force.

"The sophisticated Akashmissile was test-fired from

launch complex-3 of theIntegrated Test Range atChandipur at about 1.20 PM,"defence sources here said.

Describing the trials as "fullysuccessful", ITR Director M V KV Prasad said, "The entire exer-cise was carried out as part of auser trial by Indian Air Force."

It was a repeat test of yester-day's trial, he said. The trial ofAkash conducted yesterday wasalso successful.

'Akash' is a medium range sur-face-to-air anti-aircraft defencesystem developed by DefenceResearch and DevelopmentOrganisation (DRDO) as part ofthe Integrated Guided MissileDevelopment Programme.

While the Air Force version

has already been inducted, theArmy version is in the finalstage of induction into thearmed forces, the sources said.

The missile has a strike rangeof 25 km and can carry a warheadof 60 kgs. It has the capability totarget aircraft up to 30 km awayand is packed with a battery thatcan track and attack several tar-gets simultaneously, they said.

With its capability to neu-tralise aerial targets like fighterjets, cruise missiles and air-to-surface missiles, defence expertscompare 'Akash' to the MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air mis-sile system of the USA.

Besides yesterday, the mis-sile was last test-fired from thesame base on June 19. (PTI)

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NEW DELHI, Aug 13:

Chinese President XiJinping is likely to visit India inthe third week of September andboth the countries are workingto ensure "substantive outcome"from the trip.

"The visit is likely to be inSeptember. This will be perhaps inthe third week of September. Exactdates will be announced when boththe countries are ready," ExternalAffairs Ministry SpokespersonSyed Akbaruddin said.

He said External AffairsMinister Sushma Swaraj had mether Chinese counterpart Wang Yion Saturday on the sidelines ofASEAN meeting in which theydeliberated on achieving "sub-stantive outcome" from thePresident's visit.(PTI)