DRDO successfully conducts night trial of new-gen Agni-Prime ballistic missile: Key details inside-
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New Delhi, April 4: In a significant development, the Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully tested the new generation ballistic missile Agni-Prime, which has a strike range from 1,000 to 2,000 km, from the Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on Wednesday night.
It was the Agni-Prime’s second “pre-induction night trial” conducted by the tri-service Strategic Forces Command (SFC) along with the DRDO at around 7 pm.
"Strategic Forces Command (SFC), along with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), conducted the successful flight-test of New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni-Prime from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha at around 1900 hrs on April 03, 2024," the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.
The launch was witnessed by the Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Strategic Forces Command and senior officials from DRDO & the Indian Army.
“The successful development and induction of the missile will be an excellent force multiplier for the armed forces,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, congratulating the DRDO, SFC and armed forces for the successful test.
The latest Agni-Prime test comes after the flight-trial of the over 5,000-km range Agni-5 intercontinental ballistic missile with multiple warheads (MIRVs or multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles) for the first time on March 11.
"Strategic Forces Command (SFC), along with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), conducted the successful flight-test of New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni-Prime from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha at around 1900 hrs on April 03, 2024," the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.
Further, it added, "The test met all the trial objectives validating its reliable performance, as confirmed from the data captured by a number of range sensors deployed at different locations, including two downrange ships placed at the terminal point."
New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni-Prime successfully flight-tested by Strategic Forces Command & DRDO off the Odisha coasthttps://t.co/2IXFn3piay@DefenceMinIndia @SpokespersonMoD pic.twitter.com/lWinz6YzYS
— DRDO (@DRDO_India) April 4, 2024
The launch was witnessed by the Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Strategic Forces Command and senior officials from DRDO & the Indian Army.
“The successful development and induction of the missile will be an excellent force multiplier for the armed forces,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, congratulating the DRDO, SFC and armed forces for the successful test.
The latest Agni-Prime test comes after the flight-trial of the over 5,000-km range Agni-5 intercontinental ballistic missile with multiple warheads (MIRVs or multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles) for the first time on March 11.