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India successfully test fires Agni-IV ballistic missile

  • IBEF
  • January 3, 2017

Balasore: The Defense Development and Research Organisation (DRDO) has announced successful tests of nuclear-capable strategic ballistic missile Agni-IV as part of user trial. The Agni-IV is a surface-to-surface missile with a strike range of 4,000 km, and is a two-stage missile weighing 17 tonnes and 20 meters in length. The missile is equipped with state-of-the-art Avionics, 5th generation on-board computer, highly accurate Ring Laser Gyro based Inertial Navigation System (RINS) and highly reliable redundant Micro Navigation System (MINGS). The test was conducted from launch complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Dr Abdul Kalam Island. The test of Agni-IV comes on the heels of the successful test of Agni-V, which was conducted on December 26, 2016.

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