Agni P: India test fires new-gen nuclear capable ballistic missile

The DEFENCE Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the new generation nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni P.

Agni P was launched from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha.

Trajectory and parameters

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of the missile was tracked and monitored by several telemetry, electro-optical stations, radar, and down range ships positioned along eastern coast.

Agni P followed textbook trajectory and met all the objectives of mission with high level of accuracy.

Agni P is a two-stage canisterised solid propellant ballistic missile, having a dual redundant and guidance system. It is a medium-range ballistic missile, developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as the successor of Agni-I and Agni-II missiles. It is the sixth missile in Agni (missile) series of ballistic missile. The missile can be either transported on train or stored in canister