Indian Armed Forces made a night launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (MBR) AGNI-V. During the tests, the rocket overcame the distance of more than 5,000 kilometers. Reports about it Army Recognition.
Start of the rocket produced from the test center on the island of Abdul Calam off the coast of the state of Odyshe. The solid fuel rocket successfully overcame the distance of more than 5,000 kilometers, and the head of the AGNI-V fell into the Bengal bay. The flight of rockets was tracked by radars and optoelectronic systems.
Army Recognition notes that the purpose of the test could be a demonstration of power. So, now the range of AGNI-V allows you to affect China’s economic centers. During the past tests, the Rocket flight range did not exceed 3000 kilometers. The declared maximum rocket flight range is 8000 kilometers.
According to the publication, more than 300 million dollars have already been spent on the development of a three-stage rocket. Now the Indian designers work on the separating head of AGNI-V. This will make a missile carrier of nuclear weapons.
Previously, the industrial director of the arms complex of the State Corporation “Rostech” Beckhan Ozdoev told RIA Novosti about the accuracy of the Russian rocket. According to him, the ammunition of the operative-tactical missile complex (CZDC) “Iskander-E” with high accuracy struck the target on the tests.
In September, US Naval Forces conducted the MBR TRIDENT II starts from the Wyoming nuclear submarine (SSBN-742) type OHIO. Video tests have been published in US Navy Account in Twitter.