India on Monday successfully test-fired its new-generation nuclear-capable Agni Prime missile from a test base off the Odisha coast, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) sources said. The surface-to-surface ballistic missile has a range of 1,000 km to 2,000 km and belongs to the Agni series of missiles, it said. The sleek DRDO-developed missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher from the Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha coast at about 10.55 am. Its trajectory monitored by sophisticated tracking radars and telemetry centres along the coastline.
The Agni-Prime can carry a payload of 1,000 kg. The missile followed textbook trajectory, meeting all mission objectives with a high level of accuracy, a DRDO release said.