Orissa: India on Sunday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable long-range ballistic missile Agni-IV, with a strike ranges of 4,000 km, as part of a user trial by the Army.
Today the missile was fired from a mobile launcher. During the test, DRDO scientists and top-level defence officials were present and monitored the movement of the missile.
The strategic surface-to-surface missile was flight approved from launch complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range at Dr. Abdul Kalam Island, prior known as Wheeler Island, at about 8.35 am, said by defence sources.
All radars, tracking systems, and range stations tracked and monitored the flight performance of the missile, which was launched with the support of a mobile launcher.
Radars and electro-optical systems had been positioned along the coast of Odisha for tracking and monitoring all parameters of the missile, the sources said, adding two naval ships were anchored near the target area to witness the final event.
This was the seventh trial of Agni-IV missile. The last trial supervises by the strategic force command of the Indian Army from the same base on Jan. 2, 2018 was lucrative.
The endemic developed sophisticated Agni-IV having 4,000 km strike range is a two-stage missile. It is 20 meters long with a weight of 17 tonnes.
"The state-of-the-art missile is equipped with modern and compact avionics to provide a high level of reliability and precision," Defence Research and Development Organisation sources said.
Agni-IV missile is accoutered with advanced Avionics, 5th generation On Board Computer and allocated architecture. It has the immediately prior features to correct and guide itself for in-flight disturbances, they said.
The accurate Ring Laser Gyro based Inertial Navigation System, supported by highly decisive redundant Micro Navigation System, ensures the vehicle reaches the target with accuracy.
The re-entry heat shield can withstand temperatures in the range of 4000 degrees centigrade and makes sure avionics function normally with the inside temperature remaining less than 50 degrees centigrade.
Ballistic missiles like Agni-I, II and III and Prithvi have been included in the arsenal of the armed forces, giving India an effective deterrence capability.
