Balasore: Trishul, India's most sophisticated short-range missile was successfully test fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near Balasore today (Feb 10, 2004), Defence sources said.

The surface-to-air missile capable of supersonic speed, can hit targets, both in the air and on land, within a distance of 300 metres to nine km, the sources said.

The missile was fired from a mobile launcher at 11.20 am.

The solid fuel propelled Trishul has a capacity to carry 15 kg of warhead and has been developed to suit the needs of all the three defence services.

The missile, three metres long and 200 cm in diameter, is a part of the country's Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).