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

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

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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

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