India successfully carried out night trials of the Agni V nuclear-capable ballistic missile from the Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. PTI
On Thursday, India successfully carried out the night trials of the nuclear-capable Agni-V missile from the Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. Defence sources quoted by news agency ANI said that the test was carried out to validate new technologies and equipment on the missile that are now lighter than before.
Defence ministry sources were quoted as telling NDTV that this was the ninth flight of the Agni-V — a missile first tested back in 2012.
Incidentally, the trial comes at a time when India and China…
