Agni-IV Set for 1st User Trial

After the success of three consecutive developmental tests, India is readying to carry out first user trial of surface-to-surface nuclear tipped intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) Agni-IV from a defence base off the Odisha coast early next week.

Defence sources said preparation was on in full swing at the Wheeler Island test facility for the scheduled test likely to be conducted by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Indian Army on December 2. This is the second test of the missile in one year. Earlier, the missile was successfully test fired from the same test range on January 20.

The trial is aimed at gauging the performance of its subsystems and checking the readiness of the armed forces to launch the missile on its own. The mission team, sources said, is working minutely and meticulously to achieve success with high accuracy.

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