India successfully test-fires Barak-8 missile

India on Tuesday successfully test-fired the Barak-8 long-range surface-to-air nuclear-capable ballistic missile, jointly developed with Israel, from a defence test facility off the Odisha coast. The missile was successfully launched at around 10.15 a.m. from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) launch pad at Chandipur in Balasore district, said a defence official. President Pranab Mukherjee congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the successful launch. "Congratulations DRDO on the successful test-firing of Indo-Israeli surface-to-air missile Barak-8 from Odisha today (Tuesday)," a tweet on his official Twitter handle said.