Dawn.com, New Delhi :
India on Monday successfully tested a weapons-capable ballistic missile Agni-IV , from A P J Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler Island, off Odisha coast, Times Of India reported.
The trial by the Indian Army’s Strategic Forces Command, launched the missile at 9:45 AM from a road-mobile launcher.
The missile reportedly has a strike range of 4,000 kilometres, leaving behind the older ones in the series as Agni-I had a strike range of 700-km, Agni-II had 2,000-km while Agni-III could hit a target as away as about 3,000-km.
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The surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile is a two-stage weapon system. It is 20 metres long and weighs 17 tonnes.
The TOI report also quoted sources in India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as saying that the Agni-IV missile is equipped with 5th generation onboard computer and distributed architecture with the latest features to correct and guide itself for in-flight disturbances.
The ring laser gyro-based inertial navigation system (RINS), supported by highly reliable redundant micro navigation system (MINGS), ensures the vehicle reaches the target within two-digit accuracy.
India on Monday successfully tested a weapons-capable ballistic missile Agni-IV , from A P J Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler Island, off Odisha coast, Times Of India reported.
The trial by the Indian Army’s Strategic Forces Command, launched the missile at 9:45 AM from a road-mobile launcher.
The missile reportedly has a strike range of 4,000 kilometres, leaving behind the older ones in the series as Agni-I had a strike range of 700-km, Agni-II had 2,000-km while Agni-III could hit a target as away as about 3,000-km.
Related: ‘Pakistan has built low-yield nuclear weapons to counter Indian aggression
The surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile is a two-stage weapon system. It is 20 metres long and weighs 17 tonnes.
The TOI report also quoted sources in India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as saying that the Agni-IV missile is equipped with 5th generation onboard computer and distributed architecture with the latest features to correct and guide itself for in-flight disturbances.
The ring laser gyro-based inertial navigation system (RINS), supported by highly reliable redundant micro navigation system (MINGS), ensures the vehicle reaches the target within two-digit accuracy.
