India tests medium-range ballistic missile Agni Prime

10pointer26 Oct, 2022Education

10POINTER- India has successfully test-fired indigenously-developed new generation medium-range ballistic missile Agni Prime from the Odisha coast. About Agni-Prime Missile Agni-P is a new generation advanced variant of the Agni class of missiles. It is the sixth missile in the Agni series of ballistic missiles. It is a two-staged canisterised missile with a range capability between 1,000 and 2,000 km. Many advanced technologies including composites, propulsion systems, innovative guidance and control mechanisms and state-of-the-art navigation systems have been introduced. Significantly, it weighs 50 per cent less than the Agni 3 missile and has new guidance and propulsion systems The missile strengthens India’s credible deterrence capabilities.