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The missile was launched from a mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range at the Wheelers' Island, a defence base in the Bay of Bengal on Orissa coast near here, at 1015 hours.
The test met all its parameters, Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists said.
This was the second user trial of the precision target hitting missile to test its ‘operational readiness’, the scientists said. The last trial was conducted on October 5, 2007, from the same launch site.
Agni-I is the first and only solid-fuel missile in the armoury of the Indian armed forces and has been inducted into service.
The trials are part of efforts to test the readiness of the missiles. DRDO carries out two tests of each missile every year.
The indigenously-built sleek missile is 15 metres tall, weighs about 12 tonnes and is capable of carrying both conventional as well as nuclear warheads of 1000 kg.
Personnel from the country's newly raised Strategic Forces Command (SFC) along with scientists from the DRDO carried out today's trial in order to ensure familiarization with the end operator, that is a special missile group 334 raised by the Indian Army, defence sources said.
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RatingIts ok, overall process is very slow and time taking. Scientists should generate some self respect and senstivity. Indian scientists are use less in terms of productivety and expenditure. this is a under cover truth.send this msg to every scientist of Govt installations, CSIR, ICMR, DRDO, Center universities, AIMS, agriculture universities, and all. they are only fooling inocent public in the name of Science.
Now this missile technology should be turn in to the civilian Aircraft. Which will fly around the world in three hours.Rajesh Dharia
It is glad to achieve new heights in defence sector.but intelligent people are far from gvnt sectors.no one from iits
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