India Test-Fires Agni-4 Ballistic Missile
15:22 07.09.2024 (Updated: 15:24 07.09.2024)
© AP Photo / Manish Swarup In this Jan. 26, 2013, file photo, the long range ballistic Agni-V missile is displayed during Republic Day parade, in New Delhi, India. India has successfully conducted its first test flight of a domestically developed missile that can carry multiple warheads, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday.
© AP Photo / Manish Swarup
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India is armed with Agni-1 ballistic missiles with a range of 700 kilometers (435 miles), Agni-2 with a range of 2,000 kilometers, Agni-3 and Agni-4 with a range from 2,500 to 3,500 kilometers and Agni-5 with a range of more than 5,000 kilometers.
India successfully test-launched the Agni-4 medium-range ballistic missile, the Indian Defense Ministry said. India is also working on a new type ballistic missiles that can be launched from submarines.
"A successful launch of an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-4, was carried out from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha on September 06, 2024. The launch successfully validated all operational and technical parameters," the ministry said in a statement on Friday.
The Agni-6 missile is also being developed, with a range of up to 10,000 kilometers and the ability to be launched from a submarine.