Agni-V Launch Soon: Drdo

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Agni-V, the 5,000-km version of the nuclear capable missile, is in the final phase of testing and is soon set for launch, a senior DRDO official said here today.[/font][/color][color=#3B3A39][font=Georgia,]
“Agni-V is in the final phase of testing. I cannot predict the exact date of its launch, but it will be launched shortly,” Chief Controller R and D (Missiles and Strategic Systems) at DRDO, Avinash Chander, said.[/font][/color][color=#3B3A39][font=Georgia,]
He was addressing a press conference at the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory to mark the conclusion of its year-long golden jubilee celebrations,[/font][/color][color=#3B3A39][font=Georgia,]
Agni-V, touted as India’s most ambitious strategic missile, will follow last year’s test of the country’s most advanced surface-to-surface missile Agni-IV.[/font][/color][color=#3B3A39][font=Georgia,]
The three-stage Agni-V and the two-stage Agni-IV are poised to add credible deterrence against countries which have missiles like the 11,200-km Dong Feng-31A, Mr. Chander said.[/font][/color][color=#3B3A39][font=Georgia,]
Agni-V will feature Multiple Independently-Targeted Re-entry Vehicles (MIRVs) with each missile being capable of carrying 3-10 separate warheads.[/font][/color][color=#3B3A39][font=Georgia,]
To a question, Mr. Chander said “we have Rs. 20,000 crore worth production orders for Akash missile.”[/font][/color][color=#3B3A39][font=Georgia,]
“By 2020, India will be among the leading countries in the missile development,” he said.[/font][/color][color=#3B3A39][font=Georgia,]
Mr. Chander said the DRDO was trying to set up an independent Centre for Directed High Energy Weapons System which would focus on the use of lasers in weapons system.[/font][/color][color=#3B3A39][font=Georgia,]
On Prahar, he said the 150—km range guided missile was being put into weaponised mode.[/font][/color][color=#3B3A39][font=Georgia,]
“It is the most cost—effective missile in its class. Army has shown good interest and we are sure it will get inducted,” Mr. Chander said.[/font][/color]
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