Delhi. December 18. INTERFAX - The Strategic Forces of India on Saturday conducted a successful test of a new medium-range ground-based ballistic missile Agni Prime (Agni-P) capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, representatives of the command said.
The launch of a missile with a range of 2 thousand km was carried out from a test site on the Indian island of Abdul Kalam in the Bay of Bengal.
During the test, all the tasks were completed with great accuracy, the military indicated.
This is the second launch of a two-stage solid-fuel rocket, the first was carried out on June 28. It is developed on the basis of the Agni-II ballistic missile, but has a more advanced guidance system, high accuracy and is capable of carrying a separable warhead with two individual guidance warheads with a total weight of up to three tons. The Agni-P rocket is to be replaced by the Agni-I and Agni-II missiles.
Currently, India has ballistic missiles Agni-I with a range of 750 km, Agni-II with a range of 2 thousand km, Agni-III and Agni-IV with a range of 4-4.5 thousand km and Agni-V with a range of 5 thousand km. All of them are capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
