India on Thursday tested its indigenously developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile from a military base in Odisha, Indian officials said.
According to Indian media reports, the missile, which can strike a target 700 km away, was tested from a facility on Wheeler Island near Dhamra in Bhadrak district.
“The indigenously developed surface-to-surface, single-stage missile, powered by solid propellants, was test fired from a mobile launcher at about 0925 hrs from launch pad-4 of the Integrated Test Range,” an Indian defence official said.
Describing the trial as successful, a senior official said it met the mission objectives.
The Strategic Force Command (SFC) of Indian Army, as part of their training exercise, executed the trial with logistic support provided by Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) at the ITR, a DRDO official said.
Agni-I missile has a specialised navigation system which ensures it reaches the target with a high degree of accuracy, he said.
The trajectory of the missile, which has an operational strike range of 700 km, was tracked by sophisticated radars and electro-optic telemetry stations located along the sea coast and ships positioned near the impact point in the downrange area.
Weighing 12 tonnes, the 15-metre-long Agni-I, which can carry payloads up to 1000 kg, has already been inducted into the Indian Army.
Agni-I was developed by advanced systems laboratory (ASL), the premier missile development laboratory of the DRDO in collaboration with Defence Research Development Laboratory (DRDL) and Research Centre Imarat (RCI) and integrated by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), Hyderabad.
The last trial of the Agni-I missile was successfully carried out on November 25, 2010 from the same base. Since the missile has already been inducted into the armed forces, it is important to conduct user trials for training of defence personnel and improvement of their skills, officials said.
For whom this so-called peace loving country is testing the nuclear capacity carrying missiles? Is there any justification for that?Why donn`t this so-called democratic country spend its resources for the betterment of its people rather than to waste its money on useless plans.
Dont you think , No First Use – Indian policy protects your ass from getting burnt ??
by carrying out your missiles program me to frighten your neighbors,keep in mind that Pakistan cannot be afraid of you at any sort of conduction of such missiles.
It is because of you people who are harbouring terrorists as strategic assets we are forced to test these type of missiles
It is yours film industries who spread the various techniques of terrorists in the whole peaceful world.One side you keep knife in your elbow and from your mouth say ram ram .You people are playing double game.
how can one keep knife in elbow…go back to school.And if studying comes difficult for you, go and fight the US/Nato which is killing ur soldiers instead of barking at India
your school books is same as north korea's dictatorship .
Both shows contents which neither exist nor happened . Best wishes
younus it is not your fault.. your entire generation has been groomed or rather brainwashed to hate India and hindus. Pakistan – supposed to be land of pure is turning to land of filth, extreme religious militancy, thankfully november was good for you..else there is so much loss of human life there all the time.
By looking at newspapers such is hatred in your minds against india, that if common average educated Pakistani is asked of option of assault, 90% of you would like to nuke us, without worrying about consequences or loss of life ..it would be either on false pretext of Kashmir, water or something else. whole world is worried about nukes going to wrong hands.. your loved AQ khan network is testimony to that.
India though a peace loving country needs a deterrence for crazy fanatics in your country. India may not change the geography but provoked can change the history.
and yes please do not watch Indian movies. live in peace and may god give you strength and courage to come out of mess that you people have created yourself
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