India successfully test fires surface to surface ballistic missile, “Agni-5”

Category : Defense Published on: October 28 2021

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Adding to its military prowess, India successfully test-launched the Agni-5 surface-to-surface ballistic missile that can strike targets up to 5000 km with utmost accuracy.
The test took place at 7:50 pm from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha. The first successful test-fire of the missile manufactured by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) was conducted in April 2012.
Agni 1 to 4 missiles have a range of 700 to 3500 kms, while Agni-5 can have a range of 5000 kms.

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About List of Indian Missile

Indian Missile	Types	Ranges
Nirbhay	Subsonic Cruise Missile	1000 to 1500 Km
Brahmos	Supersonic Cruise Missile (World’s Fastest Missile)	290 Km
Brahmos II	Hypersonic Cruise Missile	300 Km
Astra	Air to Air Missile	60 to 80 Km
Helina (Helicopter Launched Nag)	Anti-Tank Missile	7 to 8 Km
K100	Air to Air Missile (Medium Range)	300 to 400 Km
Akash	Medium Range Surface to Air Missile	30 to 35 Km
Barack 8	Long Range Surface to Air Missile	100 Km
Trishul	Surface to Air Missile	0.5 Km to 9 Km
Agni I	Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile	700 to 1250 Km
Agni II	Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile	2000 to 3000 Km
Agni III	Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile	3500 to 5000 Km
Agni IV	Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile	3000 to 4000 Km
Agni V	Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile	5000 to 8000 Km
Agni VI	Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile (under development)	8000 to 12000 Km
Prithvi I	Surface to Surface short range Ballistic Missile	150 Km
Prithvi II	Surface to Surface short range Ballistic Missile	350 Km
Prithvi III	Surface to Surface short range Ballistic Missile	350 to 600 Km
Dhanush	Variant of the surface-to-surface or ship-to-ship Prithvi III missile	350 to 600 Km
Shaurya	Hypersonic surface-to-surface tactical missile	700 Km