India Monday again successfully test-fired long range nuclear weapon capable surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile.

New Delhi, Jan 20/Nationalturk – India Monday successfully test-fired 4,000 km-range nuclear weapon capable surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile.

Officials said the 4,000 km-range nuclear weapon capable Agni-IV missile was tested off the coast of State of Odisha near Dhamra in Bhadrak district this morning.

They said the test was successful.

Third test of the Agni-IV

It was the third test-firing of the missile, which has the second-largest striking range in India’s weapon arsenal.

India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed and tested the new missile.

According to media reports, Agni-IV missile has many cutting-edge technologies which can meet global standards. It has been branded as a quantum leap in terms of missile technology by DRDO as it is lighter in weight and has two stages of Solid Propulsion and a Payload with Re-entry heat shield.

The 20-metre tall missile weighs 17 tonnes and has two stages of solid propulsion.

The missile’s last successful test was conducted on September 19, 2012 from the same base.

Write your comments and thoughts below

Asia News / NationalTurk India News