New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): India on Friday successfully test-launched Short Range Ballistic Missile 'Agni-1' from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha.
A Defence Ministry release said the launch validated all operational and technical parameters. The test was carried out under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command.
India had conducted the successful flight-trial of an Advanced Agni missile with Multiple Independently Targeted Re-Entry Vehicle (MIRV) system from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha on May 8 this year.
The missile was flight-tested with multiple payloads, targeted to different targets spatially distributed over a large geographical area in the Indian Ocean Region.
The telemetry and tracking was carried out by multiple ground and ship-based stations. These systems tracked the entire missile trajectory from lift-off till the impact of all payloads. Flight data confirmed that all mission objectives were met during the trial.
With this successful trial, India once again demonstrated the capability to target multiple strategic targets using a single missile system. This missile is developed by DRDO laboratories with the support of Industries across the country. The trial was witnessed by senior scientists of DRDO and the Indian Army personnel. (ANI)
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