1-Jun-2023: Successful training launch of Agni-1 ballistic missile

A successful training launch of a Medium-Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-1 was carried out by the Strategic Forces Command from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha on June 01, 2023. The missile is a proven system, capable of striking targets with a very high degree of precision. The user training launch successfully validated all operational and technical parameters of the missile.

31-Oct-2018: India conducts successful night trial of nuclear-capable Agni-I missile

India successfully conducted the night trial of the indigenously developed nuclear capable Agni-I ballistic missile off the Odisha coast. The surface-to-surface missile was test-fired as part of a user-trial from the Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast.

Defence sources said Strategic Forces Command of Indian Army test-fired the missile and the night trial of Agni missile was successful. The night trial of the ballistic missile with a strike range of 700 km was first conducted in April 2014.

The missile with a strike range of beyond 700 km has a specialised navigation system. It has already been inducted in the Indian Army.