New Delhi: In line with the country’s stated policy of ‘credible minimum deterrence’, which underlines its commitment to ‘no first use’, India on Wednesday successfully test-fired Agni-5 surface-to-surface tactical missile at 7:50 pm. done around. APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Orissa.
Test-firing of a nuclear-capable missile, which can strike targets at ranges up to 5,000 km with very high accuracy, can hit targets up to 5,000 km with very high accuracy.
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“The successful test-fire of Agni-5 is in line with India’s stated policy of ‘reliable minimum deterrence’, which underlines its commitment to ‘no first use’,” the Union Defense Ministry said.
“The missile, which uses a three-stage solid fuel engine, is capable of hitting targets at ranges up to 5,000 km with very high accuracy,” the ministry said in a release.
With an aim to enhance India’s nuclear deterrence against China, which has missiles like the Dongfeng-41, which has a range of between 12,000-15,000 km, work on the Agni 5 intercontinental ballistic missile project was started a decade ago and seven of the missile The bar test was done, PTI reported.
The successful test-fire of the missile, which has a height of 17 meters and is capable of carrying a warhead of 1.5 tonnes, came amid a border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh.
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Earlier this year, Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) successfully test-fired the new generation nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni P from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Balasore, Odisha.
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