DRDOs Agni -5 Ballistic Missile was tested successfully on 27 October.
Highlights
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-5 on 27 October.
The test-fire happened from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.
Agni-5 is a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which uses a three-stage solid-fuelled engine.
The missile can strike targets at ranges up to 5,000 km with a very high degree of accuracy.
The indigenously-developed surface-to-surface missile, Agni-5, is capable of striking a target of more than 5,000 km.
It is about 17-metre long, 2-metre wide and has a launch weight of around 50 tonnes.
The missile can carry a nuclear warhead of more than one tonne.
The successful test of Agni-5 is in line with Indias declared policy to have probable least deterrence that underpins the delegation to No First Use.