India on Thursday successfully test-fired nuclear
weapons capable ballistic missile, Agni-1 for its full strike range of
700 km from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Wheeler Island, off the
Odisha Coast.
The indigenously-developed, single
stage missile, powered by solid propellants, was fired by the personnel
of the Strategic Force Command (SFC) as part of regular user training.
According
to Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) sources, the
surface-to-surface missile carrying a total payload mass of 1100 kg
zeroed in on the pre-designated target in the Bay of Bengal with
two-digit accuracy. “It was a fantastic launch. We got the telemetry
data till the end of the event,” added the sources.
Scientific
advisor to Defence Minister Avinash Chander, DRDO Director-General
(Missiles and Strategic Systems) Dr. V.G. Sekaran and other senior DRDO
officials witnessed the launch.
The Agni-1 missile
was developed by DRDO in a short span of 15 months after the Kargil
conflict to meet the requirements of the armed forces for such a class
of missile.
The hindu
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