India successfully launches intermediate-range Agni-Prime missile

India successfully launched the advanced intermediate-range ballistic missile Agni-Prime on September 25 from a rail-based mobile launcher system.

The launch, conducted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), was hailed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh as a “first-of-its-kind” exercise, Caliber.Az reports via Indian media. 

“First-of-its-kind launch carried out from specially designed rail-based mobile launcher,” Singh said, adding that the Agni-Prime missile is designed to cover a range of up to 2,000 kilometres.

The Defence Minister further emphasized the strategic importance of the test, stating that the successful flight has placed India among the select nations that have developed a "canisterised launch system from an on-the-move rail network."

“Congratulations to DRDO, Strategic Forces Command (SFC) and the Armed Forces on the successful test of the Intermediate Range Agni-Prime missile. This successful flight,” Singh said.

By Sabina Mammadli