India Successfully Test-Fired Agni-1 Missile. A short-range nuclear ballistic Agni-1 missile was successfully test-fired today at 8:30 am. It is test-fired from a mobile launcher at Pad 4 of the Integrated Test Range at Odisha's Dr. Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler Island.
India Successfully Test-Fired Agni-1 Missile
Actually, Agni-1 is an indigenously developed surface-to-surface, single-stage missile which was inducted into service in 2004. The state-of-the-art missile is propelled by a solid rocket propellant system. The sophisticated Agni-1 missile is equipped with a specialized navigation system that ensures it reaches the target with a high degree of precision. Agni-1 was launched as a part of a periodic training activity by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Indian Army to consolidate operational readiness. The defense forces described the trial as a "complete success". They said that all the mission objectives were met during the test.
It was 18th version of Agni-I that could achieve all parameters within the stipulated time period. The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) had successfully tested country's longest indigenously developed nuclear missile Agni-V on January 18 last month. The nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-1 had stricken a range of over 700 km. The defense sources said that the trajectory of the trial was tracked by a battery of sophisticated radars, telemetry observation stations, electro-optic instruments and naval ships right from its launch till the missile hit the target area with pinpoint accuracy.
Agni-1 missile has already been inducted into the armed forces and has proved its performance in terms of range, accuracy, and lethality. The defense sources said that the trial reconfirms the Army's readiness to fire it at a short notice. Agni-1 missile weighs around 12 tonnes. It is 15-meter-long and can carry payloads up to 1,000 kg. The missile is capable of carrying the nuclear warheads and can hit a target at a distance of 700 km. Agni-1 missile was developed by the Advanced Systems Laboratory or ASL in collaboration with the Defense Research Development Laboratory (DRDL) and the Research Centre Imarat (RCI). The Advanced Systems Laboratory is the premier missile development laboratory of the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO). The missile was integrated by the Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad. The last trial was successfully conducted on November 22, 2016.
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