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December 2016
India on Monday successfully
test-fired its indigenously developed intercontinental surface-to-surface
nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-V from the Abdul Kalam Island off the
Odisha coast in Balasore district. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
This is the fourth and final test of
the missile, developed and successfully tested by the Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO) under the Integrated Guided Missile Development
Programme, according to defence sources.
It was launched around 11.05 a.m.
from a mobile launcher complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR), the
sources said.
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"We are analysing the test
launch after collecting information from radars. The report suggests it is a
successful launch," said an official source.
On January 31, the canisterised
version of the missile was successfully test-fired.
Speaking about the Agni-V missile,
V.K. Saraswat, former DRDO chief and Niti Aayog member, said: "Right from
the beginning, the missile was designed for the canisterised version."
"Agni-V has all the capability
to meet evolving threat and operational requirement of India. Now, we should
look for introduction of force multipliers like MIRV (multiple independently
targetable re-entry vehicle) in the missile." The Total Investment
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The Agni-V missile, in its
operational form is designed to be stored and launched from the canister,
enhancing its storage, operational readiness, transportability, response time
and shelf life.
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MIRV is a missile payload with
several warheads, each capable of being aimed at independent targets. This
helps in reducing the efficiency of the anti-ballistic missile capability of
the adversary.
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The missile employs Ring Laser
Gyro-based Inertial Navigation System (RINS) and Micro Navigation System (MINS)
for navigation, which support the missile to reach the target point within a
few metres of accuracy. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
With the success of the final
development test, Agni-V is now ready for induction into the strategic arsenal
of India.
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On why only four tests for clearing
the missile for operations, Saraswat said, "DRDO conducted 30-odd launches
before inducting Prithvi missiles. Those were the initial days."
"Now, we are using proven
technology which does not require large number of tests. DRDO today has high
level of instrumentation and the processing capability on ground as well as in
the missile is high." The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
DRDO has been steadily increasing
the range of the missiles through redesigning the operational missiles for
longer ranges.
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Speaking about Agni-V missile's
capability to launch satellite, Saraswat said, "It is a building block. It
can be used to deliver satellites, below 100 kg weight, into the lower earth
orbit (LEO) with addition of a small injecting stage in the missile. We had
made studies at that time."
A LEO satellite can be launched
during the war to gather information on the "theatre battlefields"
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Agni-V was first tested in 2012 when
V.K. Saraswat was the Secretary, DRDO.
The Inter-Continental Ballistic
Missile (ICBM) Agni-V has the capability to strike targets anywhere in all of
Asia and parts of Africa and Europe.
The three-stage 17 metres long,
2-metre wide, 50-tonne Agni-V is capable of delivering nuclear warhead of over
a tonne to a distance of more than 5,000 km.
Once the Agni-V is inducted into the
Indian military, India would join the super exclusive club of countries with
ICBMs alongside the US, Russia, China, France and Britain.
The first test of Agni-V was
conducted on April 19, 2012, while the second test was launched on September
15, 2013.The
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