India Successfully Tests AGNI-5 Missile
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Satellite Technology News - September 15, 2013
India has successfully tested the AGNI-5 missile. This missile is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and has the range to reach all regions of China.
Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the AGNI-5 is approximately 17 meters in length and weighs around 50 tons. It’s an indigenously developed missile with a strike range exceeding 5000 km.
India’s Agni series includes:
- Agni-1: Range of 700 km
- Agni-2: Range of 2000 km
- Agni-3/Agni-4: Range of 2500 km to over 3500 km