Nuclear-capable Agni-IV missile successfully test-fired off Odisha coast

With a range of more than 4,000 km, the Agni-IV missile was successfully test fired from Balasore.

1 min readNew DelhiJan 2, 2017 01:20 PM IST First published on: Jan 2, 2017 at 01:20 PM IST

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File picture of the Agni-IV missile. (Source: DRDO)

A week after test firing Agni-V, India conducted the final test-firing of another nuclear-capable strategic ballistic missile, Agni-IV, from test range off Odisha coast on Monday. With a range of more than 4,000 km, the missile was successfully test fired from Balasore.

After the launch of Agni-V, the government had to clear out that its strategic capabilities were not targeted against any particular country as it abides by all applicable international obligations and expects others do the same, in a response to Chinese reaction to the development.

The indigenously developed surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile is a two-stage weapon system. It is 20 metres long and weighs 17 tonnes. Agni-IV missile is equipped with 5th generation onboard computer and distributed architecture. It has the latest features to correct and guide itself for in-flight disturbances.