New Generation Ballistic Missile ‘Agni Prime’ was successfully flight-tested by DRDO

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Balasore: New Generation Ballistic Missile ‘Agni Prime’ was successfully flight-tested by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on Wednesday night.

Official sources on Thursday said all objectives were successfully demonstrated during the flight test

This was the first pre-induction night launch conducted by the users after three successful developmental trials of the missile, validating the accuracy and reliability of the system.

The Range Instrumentation like Radar, Telemetry, and Electro-Optical Tracking Systems were deployed at different locations, including two down-range ships, at the terminal point to capture flight data covering the entire trajectory of the vehicle.

Senior officials from DRDO and Strategic Forces Command witnessed the successful flight test, which paved the way for the induction of the system into the Armed Forces.

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Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has congratulated DRDO and the Armed Forces for the success as well as the copy-book performance of the New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni Prime, Secretary Department of Defence R&D & Chairman DRDO Dr. Samir V Kamat appreciated the efforts put in by the teams of DRDO laboratories and the users involved in the test launch.

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