India Conducts Successful Trials of Agni-V Missile

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By Sharanya Musthyala
Trials of Agni-V Missile

India has successfully conducted night trials of the nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni V, efficient in striking targets at ranges more than 5,000 kilometers with a very high degree of accuracy.

The move brings India closer to its goal of becoming a regional power and enhancing its security and strategic capability. It is a significant milestone for India and testifies to the technological prowess of our country.

Under the Strategic Forces Command, Defense Research and Development Organization successfully carried out the first test-firing of an Agni-V missile from a canister-launch platform.

The missile flew about 700 km and attained an altitude of 280 km, before breaking into two fragments in the Bay of Bengal. The test was aimed at checking the performance parameters of the system and was also designed to establish the Ballistic Missile Defense capabilities of the South Asian region.

The recent events unfolding at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Sikkim have once again brought to the fore the simmering tensions between India and China.

The two countries have been involved in a face-off at the LAC in North Sikkim since May 8th, after the Chinese troops attempted to construct a road in the Doklam area. The road construction by China  was seen as a security threat by India, as it would have given them better access to the strategically important Chicken’s Neck area.

The situation escalated on June 6th when a violent brawl broke out between the troops of the two countries, resulting in injuries to both sides. The Indian Army has said that it “resolutely opposes” any unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo at the LAC. It has also urged the Chinese side to maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas.

The government has consistently maintained that the Agni-V trial’s success is in keeping with India’s stated goal of having ‘credible minimum deterrence’ that underpins the commitment to ‘No First Use’.

As per the sources, ahead of the test, the authorities had issued a notification and declared the Bay of Bengal as a no-fly zone.

The government has affirmed that the success of the Agni-V missile trials is in keeping with India’s stated goal of having a ‘credible minimum deterrence’ that underpins the commitment to ‘No First Use’. Ahead of the test, the authorities issued a notification declaring the Bay of Bengal as a no-fly zone.

The existing ranges of Agni variants are as below:

Agni IV: 4,000 km

Agni III: 3,000 km

Agni II: 2,000 km

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