Bhubaneswar: India successfully test-fired an indigenously built nuclear-capable Agni-I missile from a test range off the Odisha coast today.
Capable of hitting a target at a distance of 700 km, the surface-to-surface missile was test-fired at 9.11 am from a launch pad of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Abdul Kalam Island (formerly Wheeler Island), 150 km from Bhubanswar.
"It was test-fired as part of Strategic Forces Command (SFC) training exercise and the trial was successful," said an official of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
The medium-range ballistic missile developed by the DRDO, Agni-I missile is equipped with sophisticated navigation system which ensures it reaches the target with a high degree of accuracy and precision.
It is capable of carrying a conventional payload of 1,000 kg or a nuclear warhead.
It was successfully test-fired in November last year.
Capable of hitting a target at a distance of 700 km, the surface-to-surface missile was test-fired at 9.11 am from a launch pad of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Abdul Kalam Island (formerly Wheeler Island), 150 km from Bhubanswar.
"It was test-fired as part of Strategic Forces Command (SFC) training exercise and the trial was successful," said an official of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
It is capable of carrying a conventional payload of 1,000 kg or a nuclear warhead.
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