31. (SOCIAL-31) PRAISED ASSET OF INDIA- AGNI-5.

           Marking another milestone in the country’s deterrence capability,  India on Saturday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed, intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-5, which has a strike range of over 5000 kms and can carry a nuclear warhead of over one tonne, from Wheeler's Island off Odisha coast.

            Saturday's launch was the third developmental trial of the long range missile. The first test was conducted on 19 April, 2012 and the second test on 15 September, 2013 from the same base.

          India has at present in its armoury of Agni series, Agni-1 with 700 km range, Agni-2 with 2000 km range, Agni-3 and Agni-4 with 2500 km to more than 3500 range. After a few more trials, Agni-5 will be inducted into the services.

        Unlike other missiles of Agni series, the latest one 'AGNI-5', is most advanced having some new technologies incorporated with it in terms of navigation and guidance, warhead and engine,

          Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed scientists for the successful test-firing of ‘Agni V’ and said the missile is a prized asset for the country’s forces. Modi tweeted  "I salute our scientists for their efforts"

          Finance Minister Arun Jaitley also lauded the efforts of scientists and engineers in successful test-firing of Agni-V, a nuclear-capable missile.

      The outgoing Director General of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Avinash Chander assured the country that the missile was now in a "deliverable configuration" and said "I am going, leaving behind a dynamic young team that can lead India to greater heights. India will now be autonomous in missile capability,"Avinash Chander was removed as Chief of India's defence Research Organisation on Tuesday.

      Congratulating team Agni, Air Chief Marshal Anup Raha, who had witnessed the entire launch operations from the control room, called it “a great achievement”.

       The success of this test has sent out a signal worldwide about the sofistigation on Indian missile capability in terms of reliability, survivability and accuracy.  

           I wish the entire DRDO community a great future

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