Amid the government's 'atmanirbhar', or self-reliance, push, a new generation Agni Prime missile was successfully tested on 21 October 2022.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) test-fired the indigenously-developed medium-range ballistic missile near the Odisha coast. The Agni Prime was fired from a mobile launcher at the APJ Abdul Kalam Island around 9:45 am.
All mission parameters were fulfilled, according to DRDO sources, quoted by news agency PTI. The missile's trajectory was closely tracked using radar and telemetry equipment positioned at various points.
The Agni Prime is a solid-fuelled canisterised missile, with a strike range of 1,000-2,000 km. The missile was last tested almost a year ago. The test-firing on 18 December 2021 from the same island had also been successful.