India tests N-capable Agni-I missile

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India tests N-capable Agni-I missile


Balasore: India on Friday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Agni-I ballistic missile, with a strike range of 700 km, as part of the Army's user trial from a test range at Wheeler Island off Odisha coast.

The surface-to-surface, single-stage missile, powered by solid propellants, was test-fired from a mobile launcher at about 1010 hrs from launch pad-4 of the Integrated Test Range at Wheeler Island, about 100 km from here, defence sources said.



"The trial of the sophisticated missile with a strike range of 700 km was successful," a defence scientist said.

Describing the launch as a routine user’s trial by the strategic force command of Indian Army, he said the main objective was to train the user team to launch the missile.

"It was a practice-drill. The user-team picked a missile at random from the production lot and fired it with logistic support provided by Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) at ITR," he said.

Agni-I missile has a specialised navigation system which ensures it reaches the target with a high degree of accuracy and precision, he said.

The trajectory of the missile, which has an operational strike range of 700 km, was tracked by sophisticated radars and electro-optic telemetry stations located along the sea coast and ships positioned near the impact point in the downrange area.

Weighing 12 tonnes, the 15-metre-long Agni-I, which can carry payloads up to 1000 kg, has already been inducted into the Indian Army.

[acetophenol]

thats cool!

[Syama Ayas]

Yeh kab hua?

No announcement prior?

[kṣamā]

good going IA

[david blain]

jai hind what abt k-15 k-4 tests ?

[Green Hornet]

Just waiting for Pakistan's response with a couple of "Indigenous" Chinese or North Korean made (or smuggled or whatever) missile test!!

[JD_In]

cant this be done using some kind of sophisticated simulators?

[mjnaushad]

Just waiting for Pakistan's response with a couple of "Indigenous" Chinese or North Korean made (or smuggled or whatever) missile test!!

Are you going to put FAKEER, AID, TERRORIST now or should I wait for it and then report???

[Vibs]

cant this be done using some kind of sophisticated simulators?

No it cannot. There are a lot of variables which come into play with regards to environmental factors. Also, it's important to have tests to understand if there are any factors which might affect performance which were over looked before or have started to appear due to longer storage time. Last thing you want is to go into a conflict based purely on simulation only to find that the expected performance and the actual thing don't match up.

[JD_In]

No it cannot. There are a lot of variables which come into play with regards to environmental factors. Also, it's important to have tests to understand if there are any factors which might affect performance which were over looked before or have started to appear due to longer storage time. Last thing you want is to go into a conflict based purely on simulation only to find that the expected performance and the actual thing don't match up.

Thanked...

Do countries like US and France carry out such tests of their missiles? Specially, their ICBMs..

[Vibs]

Thanked...

Do countries like US and France carry out such tests of their missiles? Specially, their ICBMs..

Yes they do. Infact US regularly tests its ICBM's with launches and sometimes faces problems too. As per sources since February 2012, at least 3 Minuteman III test launches have been delayed due to technical problems. These are usually launched Vandenberg Airforce Base.
Vandenberg Air Force Base - Home.

[jaiind]

Agni 5 is the major asset for India. After successful launch of A1,our western neighbor would empty its missile arsenal by firing all their missiles for user trails.

[Alchemy]

Good work DRDO .... Now Pakistan's turn to respond with their own series of tests

[Rocky25]

No it cannot. There are a lot of variables which come into play with regards to environmental factors. Also, it's important to have tests to understand if there are any factors which might affect performance which were over looked before or have started to appear due to longer storage time. Last thing you want is to go into a conflict based purely on simulation only to find that the expected performance and the actual thing don't match up.

Do India tests the missile on all possible scenarios? When it is raining/snowing/Thunder storms/cyclone/Night/day/floods? I hope the war scenario is not that easy to judge.

[Rocky25]

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No it cannot. There are a lot of variables which come into play with regards to environmental factors. Also, it's important to have tests to understand if there are any factors which might affect performance which were over looked before or have started to appear due to longer storage time. Last thing you want is to go into a conflict based purely on simulation only to find that the expected performance and the actual thing don't match up.

Do India tests the missile on all possible scenarios? When it is raining/snowing/Thunder storms/cyclone/Night/day/floods? I hope the war scenario is not that easy to judge.