Agni-5 missile test

The Agni-5 missile test has been carried out amidst ongoing tensions with China and would bring many Chinese cities within its range.

Thursday’s test was carried out at 5.30 pm from the A.P.J. "The test was carried out to validate new technologies and equipment on the missile which is now lighter than before. The last Agni-V test was conducted last year in October.

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The first time the missile was tested was in 2012. This comes days after Indian and Chinese troops clashed in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, an incident which became the topic of a heated debate in Indian Parliament. It was an upgraded version of the missiles in the Agni class. Some reports also suggests that Agni V can also reach parts of Africa and Europe and has a range of 8000 km. The word "Agni" means fire, and this missile is India's appropriate retort to the Chinese across the border. Agni 5 is road-mobile and can be transported by a truck and launched via a canister. The range of the canisterized missile Agni P is between 1,000 and 2,000 kilometres. APJ Abdul Kalam, the 11th President of India and a key role in India's missile and space programmes. As a nuclear-capable ballistic missile, Agni 5 is capable of carrying, deploying, and detonating a nuclear warhead. Here are the 8 things to know about India's Agni 5 Agni 5 is not an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile but it is India’s closest contender for an ICBM. The news caught the attention of everyone.

The latest test comes a few days after Chinese and Indian troops clashed at the Line of Actual Control in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. Agni-5 can strike ...

The latest test comes a few days after an instance of Chinese and Indian troops clashing at the Line of Actual Control in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The missile can strike targets at ranges of 5,000 to 5,500 km. The Nuclear Command Authority is the sole body which can authorize the use of nuclear weapons. The flight performance of the missile was tracked and monitored by radars, range stations and tracking systems all through the mission including by the assets deployed in the sea. Agni-5 was earlier tested last year in October by the SFC independently for the first time, a few months after China had tested its hypersonic missile. Agni-5 can strike targets at ranges of 5,000 to 5,500 km, which puts major cities in China, including the capital Beijing, within its range.

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[Arunachal Pradesh](/topic/arunachal-pradesh)last week. According to sources in the Defence Ministry, the firing was part of routine test, and this was the missile's eighth flight since it was originally tested in 2012. [India](/topic/india)successfully test fired Agni-5, a nuclear-capable inter-continental ballistic missile on 15 December.