August 20: India on Tuesday successfully test-fired its Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) Agni-5 from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha. The launch was carried out under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command.
According to defence sources, the mission validated all operational and technical parameters, reaffirming the missile’s reliability and combat readiness.
India successfully test-fires Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Agni-5 from ITR Chandipur, Odisha on 20 Aug 2025. All operational & technical parameters validated. Launch conducted under the aegis of Strategic Forces Command.
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Agni-5, a crucial component of Bharat’s strategic deterrence arsenal, is capable of delivering precision strikes over long distances, significantly enhancing the country’s defence capabilities.
The nuclear-capable Agni series of Missiles are surface-to-surface missiles developed by the DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation). It is equipped with a special navigation system to ensure pinpoint precision targets. These missiles provide credible nuclear deterrence to India from adversaries such as China and Pakistan.
The Ballistic Missile Defences (BMD) can intercept incoming long-range nuclear missiles and hostile aircraft, including the AWACS (Airborne Early Warning and Control Systems). India is developing capabilities to intercept hostile ballistic missiles inside and outside the earth’s atmospheric limits.
In the Agni Family of nuclear-capable missiles, the Agni-II is the oldest and shortest-range missile. Its range is 700 km. It was India’s first nuclear-capable device to be tested in the late 1980s, a decade before the country conducted its second armed nuclear tests in 1998
For the Agni-1 Missile, India has a total of twenty launchers. It can be deployed from rail as well as road-based platforms. The twelve-ton, fifteen meters long and 1000kg payload has been inducted into the Indian Military.
The Agni-II medium-range ballistic missile, Agni-III and Agni-IV IRBM and the Agni-V ICBM are the worthy successors of the Agni-1 missiles.
