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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Agni V, India's first ICBM, successfully test-fired


India has successfully test-fired Agni-V, its first Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). The missile was launched from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast at 8:05 this morning.

The test launch was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but was postponed due to bad weather.

Designed and developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists, Agni-V has a range of 5,000 kilometres.

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