NEW DELHI — India plans to test launch the Agni V nuclear-capable, long-range missile in February 2012. The Agni V is designed to hit a target up to 5,000 km (3,100 mi.) away. Scientists at the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) say the missile should be inducted into service by 2014. “It is right on schedule, and the successful test of Agni IV will prove to be a building block in development of this missile,” DRDO chief V.K. Saraswat says, referring to the successful flight of the Agni IV on Nov. 15 (Aerospace DAILY, Nov. 16).

NEW DELHI — India’s stealthy Nirbhay cruise missile will be tested in the first quarter of 2012. The indigenously developed subsonic missile is going through its final integration stage, says Defense Research and Development Organization chief V.K. Saraswat. The missile is being developed by DRDO’s Advanced Systems Laboratory. Nirbhay will be the second cruise missile from India’s defense research stable, after the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which was jointly designed and developed with Russia.

India’s privately owned Jet Airways this week inducted a Boeing 737-800 into its fleet, bringing to 100 the number of aircraft it operates. With the inclusion of the new aircraft, the country’s largest carrier by market share will fly to 76 destinations, including 24 international points, the airline says in a statement. The new aircraft will enter commercial operations on Dec. 5.