New Delhi, Dec 18 : India successfully test fired new generation nuclear capable ballistic missile ‘Agni P’ on Saturday, the Defence Ministry said.
The ministry said that Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the new generation nuclear capable ballistic missile ‘Agni P’ from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha at 11.06 a.m.
“Various telemetry, radar, electro-optical stations and down range ships positioned along the eastern coast tracked and monitored the missile trajectory and parameters.The missile followed text book trajectory meeting all mission objectives with high level of accuracy,” the ministry said.
The ‘Agni P’ is a two-stage canisterised solid propellant ballistic missile with dual redundant navigation and guidance system.This second flight-test has proven the reliable performance of all the advanced technologies integrated into the system.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO for the successful flight test and expressed his happiness for the excellent performance of the system.Chairman DRDO Dr G.Satheesh Reddy appreciated the efforts of the team to have done the second development flight trial with many additional features and congratulated for the consecutive success within the same calendar year.sk/skp/
India successfully tests nuclear-capable ballistic missiles
Two-stage solid propellant ballistic missile, the Agni P is canisterised and has dual redundant navigational and guidance systems.
The reliability of the integrated technologies has been demonstrated in the second flight test. Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister, congratulated DRDO on the success of the flight test and expressed happiness at the outstanding performance of the system.
The Chairman of DRDO, Dr G.Satheesh Reddy, appreciated the efforts made by the team and was congratulated on the continued success in the same year.
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