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07/06/22 08:18 AM IST

Nuclear-capable Agni-4 Ballistic Missile

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  • A successful training launch of an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-4, was carried out from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha.
Agni- 4 Missile 
  • The nuclear-capable ballistic missile has a range of 4,000 kms. Agni-4 missile is a part of Agni series of missiles and has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation.
  • Agni-1 has a range of 700 kms, and Agni-2 has a range of 2,000 kms.
  • The corresponding figures for Agni-3 and Agni-4 are 2,500 kms and 3,500 kms.
  • Agni- 5 is a surface-to-surface ballistic missile.
  • Agni-5 is capable of striking targets at up to 5,000 kms with a very high degree of accuracy.
Source- PIB 

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