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Source: The post is based on the article “India carries out successful training launch of Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-3 from APJ Abdul Kalam Island” published in PIB on 24th November.
What is the News?
India has carried out a successful training launch of an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-3 from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha.
What is Agni-3?
Agni-3 is an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile(IRBM).
Developed by: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
The first known developmental trial of Agni-3 was conducted back in 2006, but could not yield the expected result. It was later subsequently successfully flight-tested in 2007 and the system has been successfully tested several times since then.
Key Features of the Missile: The missile is powered by a two-stage solid propellant system.
– The missile has a strike range of over 3,000 and is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads.
– The missile is 16-meter long and weighs more than 48 tonnes.
– It can carry a warhead of 1.5 tonnes, which is protected by a carbon all-composite heat shield.
