Agni 5, India's Longest Range Ballistic Missile
With the test fire of Agni-5 missile, India entered an exclusive league of nations with a nuclear-capable weapon system. The test firing the Agni five missile was postponed after bad weather conditions yesterday. The test took place today from Wheeler Island in Odisha. The missile has a range of 5,000 kilometres, a marked improvement over India's current missiles which can hit potential enemy targets over a distance just 3,500 kilometres.
DRDO plans to conduct more such tests of the missile over the next one year after studying and analyzing the parameters achieved in each subsequent trial. The Agni V is capable of carrying nuclear warheads and will be crucial for India's defense against China. If the trial is successful, it will club India into a select band of countries in the world to possess the technology for Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles.
