India successfully tests N-capable Agni I missile
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, Nov 25, IRNA -- India said on Thursday it successfully tested Nuclear capable Angi I missile.
Strategic ballistic missile, which has a striking range of 700 kms, was successfully test-fired by the Army during a user trial from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Wheeler Island off Orissa coast today.
'The trial of Agni-I was smooth and the test flight was fully successful,' pti said quoting ITR Director SP Dash.
The indigenously developed surface-to-surface single-stage missile, powered by solid propellants, was test fired from a rail mobile launcher from launch pad-4 of ITR, 100 km off Orissa coast, defence sources said, adding 'all parameters were met during the trial.'
User of the missile - the Strategic Force Command (SFC) of the Indian Army - as part of their training exercise, executed the entire launch operation with the logistic support provided by the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) at the ITR, said a DRDO official.
The missile has a highly specialised navigation system which ensures it reaches the target with a high degree of accuracy, he said.
The entire trajectory of the missile was tracked by sophisticated radars and electro-optic telemetry stations located along the sea coast and two ships positioned near the impact point in the downrange area.
Weighing 12 tonnes, the 15-metre-long Agni-1, which can carry payloads up to 1000 kg, has already been inducted into the Indian Army.
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Islamic Republic News Agency/IRNA NewsCode: 30091524
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