India succesfully carries out Agni-5 night trials

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Category : Defense Published on: December 17 2022

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India has successfully carried out the night trials of Agni-V nuclear-capable ballistic missile off Odisha coast.
The missile test firing was conducted from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast at around 5.30 pm yesterday.
The missile can hit targets beyond 5,000 kilometres.
It is a fire-and-forget missile, which cannot be stopped without an interceptor missile.
The last Agni-V test was conducted last year in October.
The Agni-5 missile uses a three-stage solid fuel engine.
The Agni 1 to 4 missiles have ranges from 700 km to 3,500 km and they have already been deployed.