Agni-1 ballistic missile: India on Thursday successfully carried out the training launch of the Short-Range Ballistic Missile ‘Agni-1’, the defence official stated. The launch occurred from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, off the Odisha coast
The consumer training launch, carried out beneath the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command, successfully validated all operational and technical parameters. “Agni-1 is a confirmed very excessive precision missile system. The consumer training launch, carried out beneath the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command, successfully validated all operational and technical parameters,” stated the official.
The efficiency on Thursday was substantiated by way of knowledge gathered from numerous monitoring programs, equivalent to radar, telemetry, and electro-optical programs. These programs had been strategically positioned at completely different factors alongside the flight path, together with two down-range ships positioned on the terminal level, offering complete protection for the complete trajectory.
The missile was successfully test-fired final time on June 1 from the identical base. In October final yr, India successfully test-fired ‘Agni Prime’ – a brand new era of ballistic missiles – from off the coast of Odisha.
The Agni collection of missiles are the mainstay of India’s nuclear supply choices.
