AGNI-5 :INDIA'S LONG RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE SUCCESSFULLY TEST-LAUNCHED!!!

            INDIA SHOWCASES IT'S STRENGTH AGAIN!!!

31-01-2015

WHEELER ISLAND, ODISHA: India used a mobile launcher and successfully test-launched its long range ballistic missile, Agni-5, which can carry a nuclear warhead in the east as far as all of China and in the west all over Europe.

• The test-launch, done from Wheeler Island at 8:43 am, off the Odisha coast, for the second time in two years, can travel faster than a bullet despite weighing nearly 50 tonnes and the new delivery mechanism gives the armed forces increased operational flexibility,  is seen as a major step in India's efforts to become a regional power that can counter the dominance of China.

ABOUT AGNI-5:

• The Agni-5 is about 17 meters long and weighs 50 tons. It is a three-stage missile designed to carry an over 1 ton warhead with a range of 5,000 kilometers, allowing it the farthest reach among all Indian missiles. 

• India carried out two successful tests of the basic version of Agni-V in 2012 and 2013. DRDO officials said this advanced model, work on which began in 2009, is likely to be inducted next year.

EXPERTS OPINION:

• Defence analysts said the canister would give the missile full road or rail mobility, lending a great deal of stealth and resilience to the country's strategic strike capability.
•  Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed scientists from the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) for the success and said the missile was an asset for the country's forces.
• "This is a momentous occasion. It is India's first ever inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch from a canister and a giant leap in the country's deterrent capability," said outgoing DRDO chief Avinash Chander.

MY OPINION:

• It's a great achievement by our scientists and they have once again shown the strength and capability of our country to the world.
• We should congratulate each and every scientist who is associated with this massive experiment as they have made us proud once again.