India successfully conducted the Agni-4 ballistic missile test on Thursday.
In a press release issued by the Ministry of Defence on this, it said, ‘The Agni-4 medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) test was successfully conducted at the launch site in Chandipur district of Odisha. All operational and technical tests were carried out properly. The missile accurately hit and destroyed the designated target’.
Under India’s strategic missile development program, the Agni-4 missile, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation in the Agni series of missiles, is capable of flying up to 4,000 km and destroying ground targets. It has the capability to carry and strike with explosives weighing up to 1,000 kg, including nuclear warheads. These missiles are strategically significant because they can be launched not only from roads but also from difficult terrain. The Agni-4 missiles already inducted into the military are periodically tested for performance and readiness.
Earlier, India also successfully conducted tests of the Agni Prime and Agni-3 missiles, which is noteworthy.
