India Upgrading its weapons and Missiles, tests the nuclear-capable Agni Prime missile successfully

New Delhi: In the middle of rising challenges for India at the international level, especially at the China border – India on Saturday successfully test-fired the nuclear-capable strategic Agni Prime missile off the coast of Odisha with the capability to hit targets between 1000 to 2000 kilometers.

According to the media report – A lot of new features have been added to the nuclear-capable strategic missile Agni Prime during this test. The missile test met all its mission objectives with a high level of accuracy.

India is in the process of further strengthening its strategic missiles arsenal by adopting newer technologies and capabilities. The Agni-5 missile was also tested recently with success.

The last test of the missile was done on June 28 this year and the missile is nearing complete development and it is expected to be soon ready for operational induction into the strategic forces.

Agni P is the first of the new class of Agni missiles to be launched by DRDO. It weighs 50 percent less than Agni 3 and has new guidance and a new generation of propulsion.

This was the second flight test of the missile and has proven the reliable performance of all the advanced technologies integrated into the system, the DRDO said.

(_Vinayak)