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Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Agni-V warming up for a canister-style trial launch

Agni VIndia’s long-range ballistic missile Agni-V is warming up for a canister-style development trial launch in the next one month.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) newly-appointed Chief Controller R&D (Missiles & Strategic Systems) Dr V G Sekaran confirmed to Express on Tuesday that all preparations for the second trial of the 5,000-km-puls missile are in place.

“We are ready, but need to get some clearances as these are all linked to the policies of government. The early induction of Agni-V tops my list of priorities. The Agni-V user deliverables should happen next year,” Sekaran said.

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