{"id":290,"date":"2025-08-21T21:02:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=290"},"modified":"2025-08-21T21:02:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:32:47","slug":"india-successfully-test-fires-agni-5-ballistic-missile-validates-strategic-capabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=290","title":{"rendered":"India successfully test-fires Agni-5 ballistic missile, validates strategic capabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"207\" data-id=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-291\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New Delhi\/Chandipur, In a significant boost to India&#8217;s strategic defence arsenal, the nuclear-capable Agni-5 intermediate-range ballistic missile was successfully test-fired on Wednesday from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha&#8217;s Chandipur, the Ministry of Defence said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement, the ministry said: &#8220;The intermediate-range ballistic missile Agni-5 was successfully test-fired from Chandipur on August 20. The launch validated all operational and technical parameters and was conducted under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The missile tested on Wednesday is a variant of India\u2019s indigenously developed ICBM Agni-5. While traditionally reported to have a range of over 5,000 km, defence officials have noted that an upgraded version with a range of up to 7,500 km is currently under development by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Agni-5 missile is a cornerstone of India&#8217;s nuclear deterrent. This missile is equipped with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology. This technology allows the missile to carry and deploy multiple nuclear warheads across different targets, that too in a single launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This capability was displayed during the missile\u2019s maiden MIRVed test on March 11, 2024, which was conducted from Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The missile can currently carry up to three nuclear warheads simultaneously. This will enhance India\u2019s second-strike capability and strengthen its no-first-use nuclear posture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Designed and developed by the DRDO, Agni-5 has been tailored to meet India\u2019s long-term strategic and security objectives. The missile is land-based and road-mobile, giving it high survivability and deployment flexibility. Experts say that it is expected to serve as a credible deterrent against adversaries, no matter where they are, either in the immediate or extended neighbourhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to extended range and MIRV capabilities, future variants of Agni-5 are expected to incorporate bunker-busting technologies, enhancing its effectiveness against hardened underground targets and fortified installations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Agni series of missiles, ranging from short-range to intercontinental systems, forms the backbone of India\u2019s nuclear triad. With Agni-5, India has joined an elite group of nations\u2014including the United States, Russia, China, France, and the UK\u2014that possess ICBM capability with MIRV technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier praised the DRDO team following the March 2024 MIRV test, calling it a &#8220;technological milestone&#8221; in India\u2019s defence journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Wednesday\u2019s successful test, India has reaffirmed its position as a technologically capable and responsible nuclear power committed to strategic stability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi\/Chandipur, In a significant boost to India&#8217;s strategic defence arsenal, the nuclear-capable Agni-5 intermediate-range ballistic missile was successfully test-fired on Wednesday from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,2,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-display","category-national","category-top-news","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=290"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":292,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290\/revisions\/292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}