No more testing for Agni-V missile

• DRDO has ruled out further user trials of the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-5.
• India has already conducted seven tests of this missile with a range of more than five thousand kilometers.
• India will not conduct any more tests of the nuclear capable missile before induction now.

Agni-V missile

• Agni-5 is a three stage, solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with an improved accuracy and shorter launch time over previous Agni series missiles.
• Its operational range is over 5,000 km.
• Unlike earlier missiles, the Agni-V launches from a sealed canister on a road-mobile launcher, compressing the time needed to prepare for launch.

Key features of missile

• The weight of Agni-5 is about 50 thousand kilograms.
• The missile is 1.75 meters long with a diameter of 2 meters.
• A warhead weighing one thousand 500 kg will be placed on top of the solid fuel three-stage rocket booster.
• The ICBM will be 24 times faster than the speed of sound traveling at its fastest speed of 8.16 kilometers per second, achieving a top speed of 29,401 kilometers per hour.
• The missile is equipped with Ring Laser Gyroscope Inertial Navigation System (NAVIC) which works with satellite guidance.

Testings of Agni-5

• The first successful test of Agni-5 was conducted on 19 April 2012.
• Subsequent tests were conducted in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2018.