The last phase tests of Ani-5 Missile successful
Posted on: 26/Dec/2016 3:45:57 PM
The last phase of testing of the Agni-5 Missile which is manufactured with 100 percent indigenous local materials and effort has been successfully completed in Coastal Odisha.
The Agni-5 missile is manufactured by ISRO and has the capacity to reach the target at a distance of 5000 km and destroy it. It carries a nuclear arsenal and can travel from one continent to another. It is 17 metres long and weighs 50 tonnes.
The first 3 phases of testing the missile were successfully conducted in the years 2012, 2013, and 2015. The 4th phase of testing was conducted in Odisha�s wheeler island. The officials declared that the testing of the Agni-5 missile, which is technologically more advanced, to be successful.
With Agni�s first 4 missiles having been already handed over to the army, Agni-5 also will be handed over to the Army very shortly.
With the testing of Agni-5 being a success, India has joined the elite list of countries with the capability of missiles, which can travel from one continent to another like America, Russia, Britain, Frane, and China.
