Missile was launched from an island in Bay of Bengal. However, this was the third test conducted. Earlier, first test was done using a mobile launcher when the missile was launched on back of a military test and in other test, concrete launch pads were used.
With the ability of mobility and such a long range, Agni V, possess a serious threat to the neighboring countries including Pakistan and China, as the nuclear-capable ballistic missile covers most of the part of assertive China and old rival Pakistan.
A missile with mobile launch ability takes much less preparation time than open launch. Thus, now India has the ability to reply any attack within few minutes, if it happens in future.
The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has developed the Agni V. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated researchers of DRDO for their remarkable efforts. “Successful test-firing of Agni V from a canister makes the missile a prized asset for our forces. I salute our scientists for their efforts,” Mr. Modi said.
Since Modi came into power, he has been promoting science and technology in India that has resulted in series of historic events including Mangalyaan that was rated as one of the top hundred things happened in 2014 by Forbes.
President Pranab Mukherjee also congratulated the DRDO team and said “I extend hearty congratulations to all those associated with the successful test-firing of the third developmental trial of India’s indigenous Agni-V surface-to-surface missile.”
Currently, India is the largest importer of arms in the world. With the series of additions in the county’s firepower, India has stepped towards becoming the world’s largest army.
Meanwhile, Pakistan tested a short-range missile with capability to carry nuclear or conventional warheads Monday, dpa cited the military as saying.
The domestically built Ra’ad cruise missile has a range of 350 kilometers and is able to perform in-flight man oeuvres, it said.
“It enables Pakistan to achieve strategic standoff capability on land and at sea,” the statement said.
