The test-firing was done from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha. This one is
the 8th successful test launch of Agni-V. With this, India has become the
fifth country in the world to develop such missiles. Till now only America,
Russia, France, and China had such missiles.
India's Defense Ministry said that the successful test of Agni-V is in line
with India's stated policy of having reliable minimum deterrence which
underlines its commitment of "no first use".
The missile has been successfully test-fired five times and is in the process
of being inducted into the Army. The victorious test-fire of the
surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-V also comes between the ongoing
border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh.
Agni V Missile
Agni V is the most advanced indigenous surface-to-surface ballistic missile
manufactured in the country. It is a three-stage solid-fueled 17-meter long
missile and is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead of about 1.5 tonnes.
The Fire and Forget of Agni-V is a "Fire and Forget" missile, which once
fired cannot be stopped except by the Inspector missile. It has been
developed under the
Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP).
The idea of setting up IGMDP was given by renowned scientist Dr.
APJ Abdul Kalam so that India can become self-reliant in the field of
missile technology. It was approved by the Government of India in the year
1983 and its work was completed in March 2012.
The V missiles developed under this program are
P-A-T-N-A, Prithvi, Agni, Trishul, Naag, Akash.
Agni range of missiles
This missile is the mainstay of India's nuclear missile launch capability.
- Agni I - 700 to 800 km range.
- Agni II - Range over 2000 meters.
- Agni III - Range over 2,500 km.
- Agni IV - It has a range of more than 3500 km and can fire from road-mobile launchers.
- Agni-V This is the longest inter-continental ballistic missile ICBM of the Agni series with a range of more than 5000 km.
- Agni P (Prime) - This is a canister missile, which has a range of 1000 to 2000 km. It will replace Agni One missile.
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