THE AGNI PRIME MISSILE SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIRED
THE AGNI P (PRIME) A CANISTERISED MISSILE WITH RANGE CAPABILITY BETWEEN 1000 – 2000 KM, DEVELOPED BY DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION WAS TEST FIRED SUCCESSFULLY FROM DR. APJ. ABDUL KALAM ISLAND OFF COAST OF ODISHA BALASORE. THE NEW GENERATION OF NUCLEAR CAPABLE BALLISTIC MISSILE IS THE ADVANCE VERSION OF THE AGNI-1. THE FIRST AGNI MISSILE WAS DEVELOPED BY THE INSTITUTION IN MAY 1989 AND IT WAS INDUCTED IN THE ARMED FORCES IN 2004. THE MISSILE AGNI-1 WAS DEVELOPED UNDER THE INTEGRATED GUIDED MISSILE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (IGMDP).
THE AGNI FAMILY
| NAME | TYPE | RANGE IN KILOMETRES | STATUS |
| AGNI-I | MRBM | 700-1200 | OPERATIONAL |
| AGNI-II | MRBM | 2000-3500 | OPERATIONAL |
| AGNI-P | MRBM | 1000-2000 | UNDER TRIAL |
| AGNI-III | IRBM | 3000-5000 | OPERATIONAL |
| AGNI-IV | IRBM | 3500-4000 | OPERATIONAL |
| AGNI-V | ICBM | 5000-8000 | OPERATIONAL |
| AGNI-VI | ICBM | 11000-12000 | UNDER DEVELOPMENT |
- IRBM- INTERMEDIATE RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE.
- MRBM- MEDIUM RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE.
- ICBM- INTER CONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE.
