Nuclear capable Agni-II missile test-fired off Odisha coast

Biswajeet Swain Published On : May 4, 2017 at 11:46 AM

Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, May 4:

India today successfully test-fired its medium range nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-II from Launch Complex-4 of Integrated Test Range (ITR) located on Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast as a part of user trial.

2 youths dead in motorcycle-scooter collision on NH-20 in Odisha’s Keonjhar

2 minor sisters drown in pond in Odisha’s Puri

The trial of the surface-to-surface missile was conducted from Launch Complex-4 of Integrated Test Range (ITR) located on the island.

The Strategic Forces Command (SCF), a specially raised missile-handling unit of the Indian Army, carried out the test at 10.20 a.m.

Agni-II has two solid fuel stages and a Post Boost Vehicle (PBV) integrated into the missile’s Re-entry Vehicle (RV). The 20-metre missile is a two-stage, solid propelled ballistic missile.

It has a strike range of more than 2,000 km, is 20 metres long, weighs 17 tonnes and can carry a payload of 1,000 kg.