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23/10/22 16:03 PM IST

Medium-range ballistic missile Agni Prime successfully test fired

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  • India recently successfully test-fired indigenously-developed new generation medium-range ballistic missile Agni Prime from the Odisha coast.
Agni Prime -Features 
  • It is a two-stage canisterised solid-propellant missile with dual redundant navigation and guidance system.
  • Operational range : between 1,000 km and 2,000 km.
  • Launched by: DRDO
  • It weighs 50 per cent less than the Agni 3 missile and has new guidance and propulsion systems.
  • In addition, since it is canisterised, it can be launched from rail or road, be stored for longer periods and can be transported as per operational requirements.
  • It is the sixth missile in the Agni (missile) series of the ballistic missile.
  • It’s the first ‘declared’ MIRV missile in India’s missile arsenal.
Ballistic Missiles 
  • A ballistic missile is a type of missile which uses projectile motion to deliver warheads to a target.
  • These weapons are guided only during relatively brief periods—most of the flight is unpowered.
  • In contrast, cruise missiles are jet-propelled at subsonic speeds throughout their flights.
Agni Missiles 
  • They are the mainstay of India’s nuclear launch capability.
  • They are long-range, nuclear weapons capable of surface-to-surface ballistic missiles.
  • The first missile of the series, Agni-I was developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP) and tested in 1989.
  • After its success, the Agni series of missiles got separated from IGMDP seeing its strategic significance.
Source- The Tribune 

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