India successfully test-fired boat based ICBM Agni-5 missile

India on January 31, 2015 successfully test indigenously developed launch boat based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Agni-5 from Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha. Agni-5 is a missile capable of nuclear surface to surface.


Agni-5 missile is a three-stage solid fuel missile with a strike range of over 5000 kilometers and capable of carrying nuclear warheads over a ton. It is about 17 meters long, 2 meters wide and has a launch weight of about 50 tons.


The missile hit the target point within a few meters of accuracy with the help of based on high precision ring laser gyro inertial navigation (RINS) and the navigation system more modern and accurate Micro (MINUTES) system.

This release was the third test development long-range missile. The first and second tests were conducted on April 19, 2012 and September 15, 2013 from the same base. It will be included Agni-5 services post few more judgment.

At present, India in its arsenal serial Agni Agni-1 has 700 km range Agni-2 with 2000 km range Agni-3 and Agni-4 with 2500 km range to more than 3,500.