Indian military launches high-tech missile

NEW DELHI - India successfully tested a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile on Sunday as part of an ongoing series of trials to fine-tune its ability to strike long-distance targets, an official said.

Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan regularly test missiles, and normally only give each other advance notice for long-range launches. It was not immediately clear whether India had informed Pakistan ahead of Sunday's test.

The missile was fired from the country's testing range in the eastern state of Orissa, the defense official said.