Government Denies Trishul Being Wound Up

, The government has denied that it proposes to wind up 'Trishul' missile project and said that its development has been completed. 
 
“The development of Trishul Missile Project has been completed,” Defence Minister A K Antony told Rajya Sabha in a written reply, adding that the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) is in dialogue with the Air Force for its possible induction after jointly developing the user trial criteria. 
 
So far, Rs 275.39 crore have been spent on the project, he said. 
 
To a related question, the Defence Minister said the development of Trishul, Akash and Nag missiles was currently going on under Integrated Guided Missiles Development Programme. 
 
While Trishul is low-level quick-reaction surface-to- air missile system with a range of 9 km, Akash, is a medium range air defence system with a multi-target handling capacity. It has a range of 25 kms. 
 
Nag is a third generation anti-tank missile with “top attack” and “fire and forget” capability, he said. 
 
Antony, also informed the Upper House that BrahMos cruise missile has been inducted into defence forces and the Air Force and the Navy have placed orders for the system.