India Successfully Tests New Generation Agni Prime Missile

The Agni Prime new generation ballistic missile was successfully tested off the coast of Odisha at around 9.45 a.m. on Friday. The sleek missile was launched from a mobile launcher from APJ Abdul Kalam Island.

Agni Prime is a next-generation upgraded variant of the Agni missile class with a range capability of 1,000 to 2,000 kilometres.

According to officials, "The missile travelled the maximum range during the test flight and all test objectives were met satisfactorily. The precision and reliability of the system have been established with this third consecutive successful flight test of the Agni Prime missile.”

"System performance has been validated using data gathered by a range of instruments like radar, telemetry and electro-optical tracking systems placed at various sites including two down range ships at the terminal point to cover complete trajectory," officials said.