New generation nuclear-capable missile 'Agni Prime' successfully flight-tested

NEW DELHI: 'Agni Prime', a new generation ballistic missile, was successfully flight-tested by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on June 7.

According to a defence ministry official, all objectives were successfully demonstrated during the flight test.

This was the first pre-induction night launch conducted after three successful developmental trials of the missile, validating the accuracy and reliability of the system, ministry sources added.

Range Instrumentation like Radar, Telemetry and Electro-Optical Tracking Systems were deployed at different locations to capture flight data covering the trajectory of the vehicle, the ministry added.

Senior officials from DRDO and Strategic Forces Command witnessed the successful flight-test, which paved the way for induction of the system into the Armed Forces.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO and the Armed Forces for the success as well as the copy-book performance of the 'Agni Prime'.

Dr Samir V. Kamat, Secretary Department of Defence research and development, and Chairman of DRDO, appreciated the efforts put in by the teams of DRDO laboratories and the users involved in the test launch.