Nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-5 |
India has successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Long Range Ballistic Missile Agni-5 with a strike range of 5,000 km from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. The surface-to-surface missile was launched with the help of a mobile launcher from launch pad-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR). This was the sixth trial of the state-of-the-art Agni-5. The missile covered its full distance during the trial which was a total success. The flight performance of the missile was tracked and monitored by radars, tracking instruments and observation stations all through the mission.Unlike other missiles of the series, Agni-5 is the most advanced with new technologies in terms of navigation and guidance, warhead and engine.
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