Successful test-firing of Agni V from a canister makes the missile a prized asset for our forces. I salute our scientists for their efforts : tweets Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

31 January 2015 :: Successful test-firing of Agni V from a canister makes the missile a prized asset for our forces. I salute our scientists for their efforts : tweets Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

India on Saturday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed, intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic missile ‘Agni-5’, which has a strike range of over 5000 kms and can carry a nuclear warhead of over one tonne, from Wheeler’s Island off Odisha coast.