India carried out a successful training launch of the Agni-1 ballistic missile from APJ Abdul Kalam island in Odisha state, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.
This ballistic missile will validate all operational and technical parameters of the strategic weapon.
“The missile is a proven system, capable of striking targets with a very high degree of precision. The user training launch successfully validated all operational and technical parameters of the missile,” the statement said.
The development of Agni-1 began in 1999, and the missile underwent its first successful test launch in 2003 after a failed attempt a year prior.
An Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile
© Photo : DRDO / Ministry of Defence, Government of India
Last year in December, India also tested its Agni-V nuclear-capable ballistic missile, which can strike targets at ranges up to 5,000 km.
The purpose or need for such sea-based missiles is to neutralize a hostile ballistic missile threat.