The indigenously built nuclear capable Agni-I ballistic missile was successfully test-fired from a test range off Odisha coast, as part of a user trial by India Army.
It was test-fired from a mobile launcher from the launch pad-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island).
The last trial of Agni-I was conducted successfully in March 2016 from the same base.
About Agni-I missile
Agni-I is intermediate range nuclear capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile. It is first missile of the Agni series launched in 1983.
It was developed by a premier missile development laboratory of DRDO in collaboration with Defence Research Development Laboratory and Research Centre Imarat and integrated by Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad.
It weighs 12 tonnes and is 15-metre-long. It is designed to carry a payload of more than one tonne.
It is single stage missile powered by solid propellants. It can hit a target 700 km away. Its strike range can be extended by reducing the payload.
It can be fired from road and rail mobile launchers. It is equipped with sophisticated navigation system which ensures it reaches the target with a high degree of accuracy and precision.
The missile already has been inducted into armed forces. Since its induction it has proved its excellent performance in terms of range, accuracy and lethality.
It is also claimed to be a part of the India’s minimum credible deterrence under No first to use policy.
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