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Agni-2 Medium range Missile features, specification details
India Successfully Test Fired Agni-2 Missile on 20th February 2018-Details, Features, Specification
India on 20th February 2018, successfully test fired its Agni-2, a medium-range nuclear-capable strategic ballistic missile from Dr. Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.
The Agni-2 strategic ballistic missile test was conducted by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Indian Army as part of its user training exercise, from launch pad-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at the Abdul Kalam Island in Balasore, Odisha.
As per Defence officials, the Agni-2 missile has ambitiously achieved all the parameters within the stipulated time period.
The Agni-2 got developed by the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO). The missile was integrated by the Bharat Dynamics Limited and has already been inducted into the Indian Army.
The Agni-2, an indigenously developed ballistic missile weighs around 17 tonnes, 20-metre of length and 1.3 metres in width.
The Agni-2 can carry payloads up to 1,000 kg and is also capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
The Agni-2 is the Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRMB), upholding with a strike range of 2000 km.
With Agni-2, India can strike all parts of Pakistan and most parts of south and southeastern China.
The Agni-2 is a two-stage missile which is equipped with advanced high accuracy navigation system.The Agni-2 missile navigation system is guided by a novel scheme of state-of-the-art command and control system was propelled by the solid rocket propellant system.
