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On 25 March 2023, the [[Indian Army]] misfired three [[surface-to-air missiles]] during an exercise in the [[Pokhran#Pokhran Nuclear Test Range|Pokhran]] ranges in the western [[Jaisalmer district]] of [[Rajasthan]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Three missiles misfired during Indian army exercise in Rajasthan: report |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1744141/three-missiles-misfired-during-indian-army-exercise-in-rajasthan-report |work=Dawn |date=25 March 2023}}</ref> The missiles were misfired due to a [[technology|technical]] [[glitch]] following which an investigation was initiated into the incident.<ref>{{cite news |title=3 missiles misfired during army exercise in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer, probe on |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/3-missiles-misfired-during-army-exercise-in-rajasthan-jaisalmer-2351242-2023-03-25 |work=India Today |date=25 March 2023 |access-date=2023-03-25 |archive-date=2023-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325122247/https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/3-missiles-misfired-during-army-exercise-in-rajasthan-jaisalmer-2351242-2023-03-25 |url-status=live }}</ref> One of the missiles fell in [[Ajaysar Village, Ajmer]]; however, there was no loss of life or property.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/three-pokhran-missiles-miss-target-fall-in-fields/articleshow/98983951.cms |title=3 missiles go off target, fall in Rajasthan fields |work=The Times of India |date=25 March 2023 |access-date=2023-03-25}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[2022 India–Pakistan missile incident]]<br />
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[[Category:2020s in Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:2023 in India]]<br />
[[Category:Indian military exercises]]<br />
[[Category:Jaisalmer district]]<br />
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