{"id":289578,"date":"2024-04-05T19:04:51","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T13:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=289578"},"modified":"2024-04-05T19:04:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T13:34:51","slug":"agni-prime-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/agni-prime-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Agni-Prime Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source<\/strong>&#8211; This post on <strong>Agni-Prime Missile<\/strong> is based on the article &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2017114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni-Prime successfully flight-tested by Strategic Forces Command &amp; DRDO off the Odisha coast<\/strong><\/a>&#8221; published in &#8220;<strong>PIB<\/strong>&#8221; on 4th April 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>Why in the News?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_289579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-289579\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-289579\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Agni-Prime-Missile.png?resize=300%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Agni-Prime Missile\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Agni-Prime-Missile.png?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Agni-Prime-Missile.png?w=748&amp;ssl=1 748w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-289579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Source- Business Standard<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Strategic Forces Command (SFC)<\/span> and the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)<\/span> successfully tested the new generation ballistic missile Agni-Prime from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.<\/p>\n<h2>What is Agni-Prime Missile?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. About<\/strong>-It is a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">medium-range<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile<\/span>. It was tested for the first time in June 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Developed by<\/strong>&#8211; Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Range:<\/strong> The missile has a range capability between <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">1,000 and 2,000 km<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Features:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>a.<\/strong> The missile \u200b\u200bis a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">two-stage canisterised solid propellant<\/span> ballistic missile with <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">dual redundant navigation and guidance system<\/span>.<br \/>\n<strong>b.<\/strong> It is <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">lighter than all the earlier Agni series of missiles<\/span>.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #1c1b1b; border-style: solid; background-color: #ede6e6;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><strong>Canisterisation<\/strong> of missiles reduces the time required to launch the missile while improving the storage and ease of handling.<br \/>\n<strong>Redundancies<\/strong> involve the introduction of extra components on the principle that if one functionality suffers a failure, then a backup feature would still enable the objective to be achieved.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>What are Agni missiles?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>About<\/strong>\u2013 Agni missiles are long-range ballistic missiles designed for surface-to-surface attacks and capable of carrying nuclear payloads.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Variant<\/strong>-The first missile in the series, Agni-I, was developed as part of the<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-successfully-conducts-night-test-fire-of-two-prithvi-ballistic-missiles\/#gsc.tab=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP)<\/a> and tested in 1989.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><strong>Read more<\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/mission-divyastra-agni-v-missile-with-mirv-technology\/#:~:text=About%E2%80%93%20Agni%20missiles%20are%20long,IGMDP)%20and%20tested%20in%201989.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agni Missiles<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus- Science &amp; Technology\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source&#8211; This post on Agni-Prime Missile is based on the article &#8220;New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni-Prime successfully flight-tested by Strategic Forces Command &amp; DRDO off the Odisha coast&#8221; published in &#8220;PIB&#8221; on 4th April 2024. 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