DRDO successfully flight-tests 'Agni Prime' new generation ballistic missile off Odisha Coast

New Delhi, June 8: In a positive development, India successfully flight-tested the Agni Prime New Generation Ballistic Missile off the coast of Odisha on Wednesday, June 7. The ballistic missile was testfired by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at around 7:30 PM from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island.

 

 

During the flight test, all objectives were successfully demonstrated. This was the first pre-induction night launch conducted by the Users after three successful developmental trials of the Agni Prime missile, validating the accuracy and reliability of the system.

 

 

 

A number of Range Instrumentations like Radar, Telemetry and Electro-Optical Tracking Systems were deployed at different locations including two downrange ships at the terminal point to capture flight data covering the entire trajectory of the vehicle.

 

 

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

 

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has congratulated DRDO and the Armed Forces for the success as well as the copy-book performance of the New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni Prime. Secretary Department of Defence R&D & Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat appreciated the efforts put in by the teams of DRDO laboratories and the users involved in the test launch.