Agni 5 nuclear capable ballistic missile

India successfully flight-tested its next-generation ballistic missile, paving the way for its induction. The Agni Prime’s first pre-induction night launch followed its three developmental trials, validating accuracy and reliability, the Indian Ministry of Defence wrote in a statement. “Range Instrumentation like radar, telemetry, and electrooptical tracking systems were deployed at different locations, including two down-range ships, at the terminal point to capture flight data covering the entire trajectory of the vehicle,” it added. — DRDO (@DRDO_India) Maneuverable Ballistic Missile The missile has a range of 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles) and is reportedly more accurate and difficult to intercept than India’s other nuclear-capable missiles. The two-stage, solid-fuelled missile features “new composites, propulsion systems, innovative guidance, and control mechanisms, besides the latest navigation systems,” The Print explained . The weapon draws its accuracy from the advanced ring-laser gyroscopes-based inertial navigation system, the outlet explained, adding that its maneuverability at the point of entry into the earth’s atmosphere makes it difficult to intercept. The canisterized missile weighs half that of the Agni 3. It can be transported and launched by rail and road.

New Delhi: India has successfully test-fired its nuclear capable surface-to-surface Agni-5 ballistic missile from a test range off the Odisha coast, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today. The home-grown intercontinental range missile, with a strike range of 5,000 kilometres, is the most potent and longest range in its class in India. With Agni-5, India can reach almost all of China and most of Europe. The three-stage, 17-metre tall, two-metre wide Agni-5 is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead of about 1.5 tonnes. Agni 5 is a fire and forget missile, which once fired cannot be stopped, except by an interceptor missile which only the US, Russia and Israel have. The missile was tested from Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. Describing the trial as "fully successful", sources told Press Trust of India that the sophisticated missile travelled for 19 minutes and covered 4,900 km. The missile will eventually join the arsenal of the tri-Service Strategic Forces Command. With Agni-5, India will join the super-exclusive club of countries with ICBMs or intercontinental ballistic missiles (with a range of over 5,000-5,500 km); the others are the US, Britain, Russia, China and France. The missile is programmed in a way that after reaching the peak of its trajectory it will turn towards Earth to continue its journey towards the intended target with an increased speed due to the attraction of the earth's gravitational pull, an official of the Defence Research and Develop...

By India Today Web Desk: India on Wednesday conducted the first user-trial of the Intercontinental-range Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V. The test paves the way for likely early induction of the system into the armed forces. The test was conducted by the Strategic Forces Command of the Indian Army from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. The test-flight was initially delayed in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic that further affected the testing of the missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicles (MIRV). In a statement, the Ministry of Defence said, "The successful test of Agni-V is in line with India’s stated policy to have credible minimum deterrence that underpins the commitment to no first use." UNDERSTANDING AGNI-V The Agni-V ICBM has been developed by the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Bharat Dynamics Limited. It weighs close to 50,000 kilograms. The missile is 1.75 meters tall with a diameter of two metres. The 1,500-kilogram warhead will be placed on top of the three-stage rocket boosters powered by solid fuel. Scientists have said that at its fastest, the ICBM will be 24 times faster than the speed of sound, travelling 8.16 kilometres per second, achieving a high speed of 29,401 kilometres per hour. The missile is equipped with a ring laser gyroscope inertial navigation system (NavIC) that works with satellite guidance. The missile can hit its target with pinpoint precision and can be launched from mobile lau...

India on Thursday successfully carried out night trials of Agni-5 nuclear-capable ballistic missile which can hit targets beyond 5,000 kms, news agency ANI reported citing defence sources. The test was carried out to validate new technologies and equipment on the missile which is now lighter than before. The trial has proved the capability to enhance the range of the Agni-5 missile if required, the sources told the news agency. In October last year, India carried out the successful launch of the surface-to-surface ballistic missile, Agni-5 from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha. The missile, which uses a three-stage solid-fuelled engine, is capable of striking targets at ranges up to 5,000 kilometres with a very high degree of accuracy, the defence ministry said in a statement. The successful test of Agni-5 is in line with India’s stated policy to have ‘credible minimum deterrence’ that underpins the commitment to 'No First Use', it had said. In June 2018, India successfully flight-tested Agni 5 from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island). After the test, the ministry said that all the radars, electro-optical tracking stations and telemetry stations tracked the vehicle all through the course of the trajectory. "All the mission objectives have been achieved," the ministry said