India establishes two more missile test launch sites.

India will establish two more missile test sites to supplement the existing one in the eastern state of Orissa.

On February 27, Defencenews reported that India will establish two more missile test sites to supplement the existing one in the eastern state of Orissa.

The Defence Research and Development Agency (DRDO) has proposed establishing these positions on Rutland Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and another position in Nagayalanka in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.

India has joined the intercontinental ballistic missile club.

“A proposal to convert forest land in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has been put forward by DRDO. A request has also been sent to the Andhra Pradesh government to utilize reserve forest land in Nagayalanka,” Defence Minister AK Antony said in a written response to the Indian Parliament.

"Both projects to establish these missile test sites are in the initial planning stages, and land acquisition is underway," Antony said.

A DRDO official said the current missile test site in Orissa state is overloaded. These new test sites will be used for test launches of both short-range and long-range missiles.

Currently, military infrastructure in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has been upgraded. The Indian Navy is proposing to deploy a nuclear submarine and a landing ship to the archipelago in the future.

The Air Force has also decided to deploy Su-30MKI fighter jets to the archipelago and will increase the number of airfields there.

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands comprise a chain of 572 islands located less than 100km off the coast of Indonesia. 

A joint command was established here in 2001 to enhance the ability to rapidly deploy troops in this region of India.

According to theDuc Hung/Capital Security