India conducts flight test of fresh generation Agni Prime intermediate ballistic missile
(MENAFN) India has successfully carried out a flight test of its new-generation Agni Prime intermediate-range ballistic missile, the Defense Ministry announced on Thursday.
The missile was launched on Wednesday from a specially designed rail-based mobile launcher for the first time, operating “under a full operational scenario.”
“The system can move freely on the rail network, enabling cross-country mobility, rapid reaction capability and low-visibility deployment for a strike range up to 2,000 kilometers (1,242 miles),” the ministry stated.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh highlighted that the successful test has “put India in the group of select nations having capabilities that have developed a canisterised launch system from an on-the-move rail network.”
Agni Prime, which is nuclear-capable, is the advanced version of the Agni class of missiles. India has previously conducted successful flight tests of this missile.
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