Balasore, Orissa: In a show of strength on Tuesday, India successfully test-fired an Agni-II prime ballistic capable missile from Wheeler Island off the Orissa Coast.
The advanced nuclear-capable Agni-II has a strike range of around 3,000 km and it is an advancement over the existing Agni-II, which has a strike range of 2,000 km.
According to available reports this missile which is powered by solid fuel propellants has a better navigation system and shows greater accuracy in comparison to the earlier Agni-II missile.
India has developed a number of variants of the Agni missile series under the Integrated Missile Development Programme (IMDP) with different striking ranges since the 80s.
The first test of the same missile had failed in December last year due to some technical glitches.
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