Canister version of Agni-V missile successfully launched in Odisha coast

Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Baleswar, Jan 31:

India Saturday successfully conducted the first canister-based trial of the nuclear capable missile Agni-V, was successfully launched from the Wheeler Island in Odisha’s Baleswar district this morning.

Agni-V
It is a canisterised version of the Agni-V missile which was successfully tested for the first time at 8.08 AM, said MVKV Prasad, director of the test range.

The 5000 km-plus range missile has the ability to hit targets deep inside China and Pakistan.

The new canister avatar Agni-5 is easier to transport and more stealth in feature. The missile can be fired from multiple platforms.

Canisterisation is a distinctive feature of the Agni-5. After its manufacture, the missile is hermetically sealed into an airtight canister. The missile, mounted on a flatbed truck, can be easily transported to a launch site and fired quickly by raising the canister into the vertical firing position.

The canister is made of special steel, allowing it to absorb the enormous stresses of firing, when 300-400 tonnes of thrust is generated to eject the 50-tonne missile.

The hermetically sealed atmosphere inside the canister allows the missile to be stored safely for years.

The Agni-5 is about 17 meters long and weighs 50 tonnes. It is a three-stage missile designed to carry an over 1 ton warhead and the farthest reach among all Indian missiles. The inbuilt gas generator inside the canister ejects the missile up to about a height of 30 meter and then the motor of the missile is ignited.

Agni-5 gives India the ability to launch nuclear weapons from land at will from any where in the country. It will give India the ability to hit back or have second-strike capability even after a nuclear attack.

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