Night trials of Agni-V ballistic missile ‘profitable’

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: In pursuit to strengthen its nuclear deterrence India on Thursday efficiently carried out the evening trials of the Agni-V ballistic missile. As per the sources it has a spread of over 5500 km. The missile developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), was examined at a defence facility from Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.

Sources stated the take a look at was carried out to validate new applied sciences and gear on the missile which is now lighter than earlier than. The trial has proved the potential to reinforce the vary of the Agni-5 missile if required, sources added.

It was in October that India efficiently test-fired the Agni-V missile.

“A successful launch of the Surface-to-Surface Ballistic Missile, Agni-5, was carried out on October 27, 2021, at approximately 1950 hrs from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha. The missile, which uses a three-stage solid-fuelled engine, is capable of striking targets at ranges up to 5,000 kilometres with a very high degree of accuracy,” stated the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in a press release.

Broadly falling into the class of Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile class, it will possibly carry a payload of 1.5 tonnes and weighs round 50 tonnes. India is the eighth nation to have intercontinental ballistic missiles after the US, UK, Russia, China, France, Israel and North Korea.

Agni collection of missiles embrace from 1 to five and Agni -V, essentially the most superior of them was first examined in 2012. At current, along with the Agni-5, different Agni missiles that India has are: Agni-1 with a 700-km vary, Agni-2 with a 2,000-km vary, Agni-3 and Agni-4 with 2,500 km to greater than 3,500 km vary.

NEW DELHI: In pursuit to strengthen its nuclear deterrence India on Thursday efficiently carried out the evening trials of the Agni-V ballistic missile. As per the sources it has a spread of over 5500 km. The missile developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), was examined at a defence facility from Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.

Sources stated the take a look at was carried out to validate new applied sciences and gear on the missile which is now lighter than earlier than. The trial has proved the potential to reinforce the vary of the Agni-5 missile if required, sources added.

It was in October that India efficiently test-fired the Agni-V missile.

“A successful launch of the Surface-to-Surface Ballistic Missile, Agni-5, was carried out on October 27, 2021, at approximately 1950 hrs from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha. The missile, which uses a three-stage solid-fuelled engine, is capable of striking targets at ranges up to 5,000 kilometres with a very high degree of accuracy,” stated the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in a press release.

Broadly falling into the class of Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile class, it will possibly carry a payload of 1.5 tonnes and weighs round 50 tonnes. India is the eighth nation to have intercontinental ballistic missiles after the US, UK, Russia, China, France, Israel and North Korea.

Agni collection of missiles embrace from 1 to five and Agni -V, essentially the most superior of them was first examined in 2012. At current, along with the Agni-5, different Agni missiles that India has are: Agni-1 with a 700-km vary, Agni-2 with a 2,000-km vary, Agni-3 and Agni-4 with 2,500 km to greater than 3,500 km vary.