Balasore: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday
successfully flight-tested a New Generation Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile Agni Prime from Dr
APJ Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast.
DRDO sources said the new nuclear-capable Agni Prime missile, a new generation advanced variant of the Agni class of missiles and fully made up of composite material, was successfully test-fired at 1055 hours.
The missile followed textbook trajectory, meeting all mission objectives with a high level of accuracy.
Agni P is a new generation advanced variant of the Agni class of missiles. It is a canisterised missile with a range capability between 1,000 and 2,000 km can carry a payload of around 1,000 kg or a nuclear warhead.
The two-stage and solid-fuelled missile will be guided by inertial navigation systems based on advanced ring-laser gyroscopes.
Both stages have composite rocket motors and guidance systems are equipped with
electromechanical actuators.
The missile could be fired from both road and rail-mobile launchers. It weighs less than that of the previous variant due to the integration of new technologies.