<p>India on Monday successfully tested its 5,000 km range Agni-5 nuclear-capable missile, which can target almost the whole of Asia including Pakistan and sites deep inside China.<br /><br /></p>.<p> The 17-metre-long missile weighing around 50 tonnes was launched from a road-mobile canister, demonstrating its all-terrain applicability and flexibility to be fired from any part of the country. <br /><br />The missile is capable of carrying a warhead of 1,000 kg. “All the mission objectives (for the missile) were successfully met. The full range test-flight of the missile has further boosted the indigenous missile capabilities and deterrence level of the country,” the defence ministry said in a statement.<br /><br />Fourth in the series<br />The trial – the fourth in the series for Agni-5 missile – was a part of the developmental flights conducted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation before the missile was ready for the armed forces. The first trial happened way back in 2012. All the four trials were successful.<br /><br /> “The long range surface-to-surface ballistic missile was successfully flight-tested by DRDO on Monday at 1100 hours from Dr Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha (formerly Wheeler's Island). All the radars, tracking systems and range stations tracked and monitored the flight performance,” said the statement.<br /><br />With the three-stage Agni-5 missile, India has expanded its missile footprint much beyond Pakistan and matches its capabilities with that of the Chinese.<br /><br />While Pakistan's most advanced Shaheen-2 missile is a two-stage rocket that can travel a distance of 1,200 km, China has a three-stage system that can travel up to 10,000 km, bringing the whole of India and the Pacific zones within its reach.<br /><br />President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar congratulated the DRDO scientists for the success. “It is the result of hard work of the DRDO and its scientists which makes every Indian proud and adds tremendous strength to our strategic defence,” the PM said.<br /><br />This is the first time India is testing an inter-continental ballistic missile after becoming member of the Missile Technology Control Regime that restricts proliferation of the long-range missiles.<br /><br />Several new technology features of Agni-5 were tested once again on Monday. <br /><em><br />Belagavi connection<br />The Agni inter-continental ballistic missile that was successfully tested on Monday, has a Belagavi connection, reports DHNS from Belagavi. Belagavi’s Servocontrols and Hydraulics India Pvt Ltd has provided actuators used for Fin Control Actuation (for navigation and guidance) for the missile. Agni is India’s most lethal nuclear-capable missile with a range of over 5,000 km covering the whole of China. Servocontrols has been meeting the product requirements of Defence Research and Development Organisation. It had earlier provided position sensors for ‘Mangalyaan’. Agni was successfully test-fired from Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast. Servocontrols chairman and managing director Deepak Dhadoti told DH that the company will scale up production soon.</em><br /> </p>
<p>India on Monday successfully tested its 5,000 km range Agni-5 nuclear-capable missile, which can target almost the whole of Asia including Pakistan and sites deep inside China.<br /><br /></p>.<p> The 17-metre-long missile weighing around 50 tonnes was launched from a road-mobile canister, demonstrating its all-terrain applicability and flexibility to be fired from any part of the country. <br /><br />The missile is capable of carrying a warhead of 1,000 kg. “All the mission objectives (for the missile) were successfully met. The full range test-flight of the missile has further boosted the indigenous missile capabilities and deterrence level of the country,” the defence ministry said in a statement.<br /><br />Fourth in the series<br />The trial – the fourth in the series for Agni-5 missile – was a part of the developmental flights conducted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation before the missile was ready for the armed forces. The first trial happened way back in 2012. All the four trials were successful.<br /><br /> “The long range surface-to-surface ballistic missile was successfully flight-tested by DRDO on Monday at 1100 hours from Dr Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha (formerly Wheeler's Island). All the radars, tracking systems and range stations tracked and monitored the flight performance,” said the statement.<br /><br />With the three-stage Agni-5 missile, India has expanded its missile footprint much beyond Pakistan and matches its capabilities with that of the Chinese.<br /><br />While Pakistan's most advanced Shaheen-2 missile is a two-stage rocket that can travel a distance of 1,200 km, China has a three-stage system that can travel up to 10,000 km, bringing the whole of India and the Pacific zones within its reach.<br /><br />President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar congratulated the DRDO scientists for the success. “It is the result of hard work of the DRDO and its scientists which makes every Indian proud and adds tremendous strength to our strategic defence,” the PM said.<br /><br />This is the first time India is testing an inter-continental ballistic missile after becoming member of the Missile Technology Control Regime that restricts proliferation of the long-range missiles.<br /><br />Several new technology features of Agni-5 were tested once again on Monday. <br /><em><br />Belagavi connection<br />The Agni inter-continental ballistic missile that was successfully tested on Monday, has a Belagavi connection, reports DHNS from Belagavi. Belagavi’s Servocontrols and Hydraulics India Pvt Ltd has provided actuators used for Fin Control Actuation (for navigation and guidance) for the missile. Agni is India’s most lethal nuclear-capable missile with a range of over 5,000 km covering the whole of China. Servocontrols has been meeting the product requirements of Defence Research and Development Organisation. It had earlier provided position sensors for ‘Mangalyaan’. Agni was successfully test-fired from Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast. Servocontrols chairman and managing director Deepak Dhadoti told DH that the company will scale up production soon.</em><br /> </p>
