Agni V is a successful new long-range missile, launched on April 19, 2012 - India on Thursday successfully tested a new long-range missile, Agni V, capable of delivering a one-tonne nuclear warhead anywhere in China and countries outside Asia, marking a major advance in its defence capabilities. Agni-V is an intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) of India. It is part of the Agni series of missiles, one of the missile systems under the original Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme. This was watched by hundreds of scientists, the Agni V was launched from a test site off the eastern state of Orissa. India views the rocket, which has a range of 5,000 kilometres (3,100 miles) was launched at 8:05 (0235 GMT) from a test site off the eastern state of Orissa, as a key boost to its regional power aspirations and one that narrows albeit slightly the huge gap with China's technologically advanced missile systems.
It was an "immaculate success" and "a major milestone in India's missile programme". The successful test leaves India knocking at the door of a select club of nations with inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) with ranges of up to 8,000 kilometres. Currently only the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States possess a declared ICBM capability.
It was the successful launch and making history of our country proud in the area of missile technology, "The credit for this historic achievement undoubtedly goes to our scientific community particularly those working with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).The Agni V was a "non country-specific" deterrent, but analysts noted it extends India's missile reach over the entire Chinese mainland, including military installations in the far northeast. Agni V, which means "fire" in Sanskrit, is the name given to a series of rockets India developed as part of its ambitious integrated guided missile development project launched in 1983.
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