India conducts successful training launch of ballistic missile Agni-1

The user training launch successfully validated all operational and technical parameters of the missile

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Published1 Jun 2023, 10:54 PM IST
The missile is a proven system, capable of striking targets with a very high degree of precision. Reuters file photo
The missile is a proven system, capable of striking targets with a very high degree of precision. Reuters file photo

India on Thursday conducted a successful training launch of a medium-range ballistic missile Agni-1 from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha. The successful training was carried out by the strategic forces command.

The missile is a proven system, capable of striking targets with a very high degree of precision. The user training launch successfully validated all operational and technical parameters of the missile, an official statement said.

“A successful training launch of a medium-range ballistic missile, Agni-1, was carried out by the Strategic Forces Command from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha, on June 1,” defence ministry said in the statement.

“The missile is a proven system, capable of striking targets with a very high degree of precision. The user training launch successfully validated all operational and technical parameters of the missile,” it said.

In the last two decades, India has been focusing on enhancing its strategic deterrent capability by developing various ballistic missiles, precision-guided munitions and related platforms.

In December last, India successfully test-fired nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-V that can strike targets at ranges up to 5,000 km.

The Agni 1 to 4 missiles have ranges from 700 km to 3,500 km and they have already been deployed.

In April, India successfully carried out the maiden flight trial of an endo-atmospheric interceptor missile from a ship off the coast of Odisha in the Bay of Bengal as part of its ambitious ballistic missile defence programme.

The purpose of the trial of the sea-based missile was to engage and neutralize a hostile ballistic missile threat, thereby elevating India into an elite club of nations having such a capability.

(With inputs from agencies)

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