India has test-launched its new ballistic missile, Agni-5, from Wheeler Island, off the Odisha coast today.
India has test-launched its new ballistic missile, Agni-5, from Wheeler Island, off the Odisha coast today.
The new ballistic missile can carry a nuclear warhead not just to Beijing and Shanghai but even the Northern-most tip of China - Habin City.
The Agni-5 is about 17 meters long and weighs 50 tons. It is a three-stage missile designed to carry a 1.5-ton warhead with a range of 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles).
The versatile missile system can be launched from a road mobile vehicle or even from a special railway bogey where it can be kept hidden and moved around at will.
