India successfully conducts training launch of short-range ballistic missile Agni-1

Bhubaneshwar, Dec 8: India successfully conducted the training launch of short-range ballistic missile ‘Agni-1 from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, off the Odisha coast.

 

"Training launch of Short-Range Ballistic Missile ‘Agni-1’ was carried out successfully from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha on December 07, 2023," the Defence Ministry said in a statement.

 

Further, it stated, "Agni-1 is a proven very high precision missile system. The user training launch, carried out under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command, successfully validated all operational and technical parameters."

 

 

Reports suggest that the successful training launch was validated using data obtained by many tracking systems, including radar, telemetry and electro-optical systems.

 

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These systems were deployed at different locations along the flight path, including two down-range ships at the terminal point, and covered the entire trajectory. The missile was successfully test-fired last time on June 1 from the same base.

 

In October last year, India successfully test-fired ‘Agni Prime’ - a new generation of ballistic missiles - from off the coast of Odisha. The Agni series of missiles are the mainstay of India’s nuclear delivery options.