NEW DELHI – India claimed Sunday to have successfully tested its nuclear capable long range ballistic missile Agni-5 with a strike range of 5,000 km, off the coast of the eastern Indian state of Odisha.
The surface-to-surface missile was fired by a mobile launcher from a platform located on Doctor Abdul Kalam Island, in the Bay of Bengal, at 9:48 local time, defense officials told The Times of India.
This was the sixth trial of the Agni-5 ballistic missile, which covered its full distance during the test.
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Unlike other missiles in the series, Agni-5 is the most advanced with new technologies in terms of navigation and guidance, warheads and engines, said a Research and Development Organization official.
The flight performance was tracked and monitored by radars, tracking instruments and observation stations all through the mission, the portal added.
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Several technologies developed in the country were successfully tested in the Agni-5 test.
The navigation systems made it possible to reach the objective with a few meters of accuracy, explained the official.
A high-speed on-board computer and fault-tolerant software along with a robust and reliable bus guided the missile without problems.
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Currently, India has in its arsenal the series Agni: Agni-1 with a 700-km range, Agni-2 with a 2,000-km range, Agni-3 and Agni-4 with 2,500-km to more than 3,500-km ranges.
