India successfully tested a weapons-capable ballistic missile Agni-IV on Monday, from A P J Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler Island, off Odisha coast, Times Of India reported.
The trial by the Indian Army’s Strategic Forces Command, launched the missile at 9:45 AM from a road-mobile launcher.
Reportedly, the missile has a 4,000 kilometres strike range, leaving behind the older ones in the series. Agni-I had a 700-km strike range of, Agni-II had 2,000-km while Agni-III could hit a target as away as about 3,000-km.
The surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile is a two-stage weapon system. It is 20 metres long and weighs 17 tonnes.
The TOI report also quoted sources in India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as saying that the Agni-IV missile is equipped with 5th generation onboard computer and distributed architecture with the latest features to correct and guide itself for in-flight disturbances.