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Sea trials of Trishul in mid-2001

Sea trials of the naval version of the Trishul missile are planned for the middle of 2001, Defence Minister George Fernandes said today.

The missile was undergoing various phases of trials. Development of a three-beam guidance system was the primary cause for the delay in the completion of the project, he said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

He said the delay in commissioning the warship INS Brahmaputra was due to lack of adequate infrastructure at the time of placement of the order, attempt to achieve a high degree of indigenisation, delay in receipt of the main weapon system from the foreign source and low productivity.

As a measure of corrective action, the Garden Reach Shipbuilding and Engineering Works had undertaken improvement of infrastructure, he said.

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