India completes Agni II test fire successfully
India on November 11, 2019, conducted its first night trial of AGNI II missile successfully. It is the first-night trial being tested by the country. The nuclear-capable missile was tested at the Abdul Kalam Island of Odisha Coast.
Highlights of the project
- The missile was developed by DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organization)
- The surface-to-surface medium-range nuclear-capable missile was tested by the Strategic Forces of the Indian Army.
- The missile is capable of striking range of 2,000 km. It can carry a payload of 1,000 kg and a launch weight of 17 tonnes. It is 20 meters long and is a two-stage missile.
- It is an IRBM (Integrated Range Ballistic Missile) and has already been inducted into the armed forces
Agni II missile is a part of series of Agni missiles with a range of 2,000 km. The range of Agni I is 700 km, Agni III is 3,000 km. The ranges of Agni IV and Agni V are longer
The first test-firing of Agni II missile was done in 1999. In 2010, the first test-fire of nuclear-capable Agni II ballistic missile was conducted successfully.
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