On August 20, 2025, India successfully conducted the test-firing of its long-range ballistic missile Agni-V from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha. Read: The Latest Defence Current Affairs Notes here
The trial, carried out under the Strategic Forces Command, confirmed the missile’s operational reliability and technical accuracy.
Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Agni-V is an indigenously built intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a range of 5,000km.
It is a three-stage, solid-fuel-powered missile, capable of delivering a 1.5-tonne nuclear warhead. Classified as a fire-and-forget system, it can only be intercepted by specialized anti-missile defense systems.
The Agni missile program began with Agni-I in 1999, which had its maiden successful test in 2003.
Agni-V was first tested in April 2012 from Wheeler Island (now Dr. Abdul Kalam Island), Odisha.
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