India successfully testfired its home-made nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-I 1312122

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Thursday, December 13, 2012, 07:24 AM
 
India successfully testfired its home-made nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-I.
India Wednesday, December 12, 2012, successfully testfired its home-made, nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I intermediate-range ballistic missile in the eastern state of Odisha, sources said. Senior defense scientists and top military officials witnessed the testfiring of the ballistic missile which can carry payloads up to 1,000 kg, they added.
     
India Wednesday, December 12, 2012, successfully testfired its home-made, nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I intermediate-range ballistic missile in the eastern state of Odisha, sources said. Senior defense scientists and top military officials witnessed the testfiring of the ballistic missile which can carry payloads up to 1,000 kg, they added.
The Indian-made Agni I is a short range ballistic missile with a strike range of 700 km
     
"The missile, a single-stage missile powered by solid propellants, was testfired from a military facility on the Wheeler Island. The testfiring of the missile was successful," the sources said.

Agni-I, a single-stage missile powered by solid propellants, has a specialised navigation system which ensures that it reaches the target with a high degree of accuracy and precision, a defence scientist said.

Weighing 12 tonnes, the 15-metre-long Agni-I, which is capable of carrying payloads up to 1000 kg, is already in service with the Indian Army.

India's state-owned Defense Research and Development Organisation has developed Agni missile series, including Agni-I with a strike range of 700 km, Agni-II with a strike range of 2, 000 km, Agni-III with strike range of 3,000 km, Agni-IV with a strike range beyond 3,500 km and Agni-V with a strike range of more than 5,000 km.
     
India's state-owned Defense Research and Development Organisation has developed Agni missile series, including Agni-I with a strike range of 700 km, Agni-II with a strike range of 2, 000 km, Agni-III with strike range of 3,000 km, Agni-IV with a strike range beyond 3,500 km and Agni-V with a strike range of more than 5,000 km.