NEW DELHI: India is in the process of inducting the primary batch of its intercontinental ballistic missile machine — Agni-V — which is able to convey targets throughout China inside of its vary, and is anticipated to significantly bolster the rustic's army prowess.
The missile machine, with a strike vary of 5,000 km and capable of sporting nuclear warhead, are being inducted into the elite Strategic Forces Command (SFC), authentic sources said.
They said a sequence of user trials are being conducted sooner than the rustic's most refined weapon is handed over to the SFC.
Defence mavens said the missile is capable of bringing targets throughout China including its outstanding towns like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong below its vary.
Last month, Agni-V used to be effectively test-fired off the Odisha coast and the sources said quite a few different pre-induction exams are being deliberate in the following few weeks.
"It is a strategic asset which will act as a deterrent. We are at the fag end of the strategic project," said an authentic, who is a part of the Agni-V programme.
He said it's the most complicated weapon in its sequence because it has latest technologies for navigation and its capacity of sporting nuclear warhead is way awesome.
The first batch of Agni-V will be handed over to the SFC "soon", the sources said while declining to elaborate additional on the closely-guarded defence undertaking.
The missile is being inducted at a time when India's neighbourhood is witnessing evolving security threats.
Very few countries including the USA, China, Russia, France and North Korea have intercontinental ballistic missiles.
In its armoury, India recently has Agni-1 with 700 km vary, Agni-2 with a 2,000-km vary, Agni-3 and Agni-Four with 2,500 km to more than 3,500-km vary.
The first examine of Agni-Five used to be conducted on April 19, 2012, the second on September 15, 2013, the 3rd on January 31, 2015 and the fourth on December 26, 2016.
The 5th examine used to be hung on January 18. All the 5 trials had been a hit.
As part of its efforts to improve the rustic's defence features, the federal government could also be running on a number of key tasks including integrating the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile on 40 Sukhoi fight plane.
The air-launched variant of the Brahmos, the sector's fastest supersonic cruise missile, used to be effectively examine fired from a Sukhoi-30 fight jet on November 22, marking a significant milestone to improve the precision strike capacity of the air force.
The defence ministry is now expediting the method to combine the Brahmos missile on 40 Sukhoi fight plane.
The fleet of 40 Sukhoi jet is undergoing structural changes on the state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) for integration of the missile on them.
The missile machine, with a strike vary of 5,000 km and capable of sporting nuclear warhead, are being inducted into the elite Strategic Forces Command (SFC), authentic sources said.
They said a sequence of user trials are being conducted sooner than the rustic's most refined weapon is handed over to the SFC.
Defence mavens said the missile is capable of bringing targets throughout China including its outstanding towns like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong below its vary.
Last month, Agni-V used to be effectively test-fired off the Odisha coast and the sources said quite a few different pre-induction exams are being deliberate in the following few weeks.
"It is a strategic asset which will act as a deterrent. We are at the fag end of the strategic project," said an authentic, who is a part of the Agni-V programme.
He said it's the most complicated weapon in its sequence because it has latest technologies for navigation and its capacity of sporting nuclear warhead is way awesome.
The first batch of Agni-V will be handed over to the SFC "soon", the sources said while declining to elaborate additional on the closely-guarded defence undertaking.
The missile is being inducted at a time when India's neighbourhood is witnessing evolving security threats.
Very few countries including the USA, China, Russia, France and North Korea have intercontinental ballistic missiles.
In its armoury, India recently has Agni-1 with 700 km vary, Agni-2 with a 2,000-km vary, Agni-3 and Agni-Four with 2,500 km to more than 3,500-km vary.
The first examine of Agni-Five used to be conducted on April 19, 2012, the second on September 15, 2013, the 3rd on January 31, 2015 and the fourth on December 26, 2016.
The 5th examine used to be hung on January 18. All the 5 trials had been a hit.
As part of its efforts to improve the rustic's defence features, the federal government could also be running on a number of key tasks including integrating the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile on 40 Sukhoi fight plane.
The air-launched variant of the Brahmos, the sector's fastest supersonic cruise missile, used to be effectively examine fired from a Sukhoi-30 fight jet on November 22, marking a significant milestone to improve the precision strike capacity of the air force.
The defence ministry is now expediting the method to combine the Brahmos missile on 40 Sukhoi fight plane.
The fleet of 40 Sukhoi jet is undergoing structural changes on the state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) for integration of the missile on them.
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