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Ashish Kumar Mishra
Bhubaneswar, April 18: India on Thursday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed AGNI -5 Inter Continental Ballistic Missile from a
test range at Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha. The missile with the
range of 5000 km has the capability to
hit deep inside the China.
Expressing the happiness over the successful test launch,
Defence minister AK Antony described the maiden test flight of
Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V as an "immaculate
success" and a "major milestone".
"The nation stands tall today. We have joined the elite
club of nations (to possess the ICBM related stories India successfully
test fires Agni-V, takes a giant stride capability)," Antony reportedly told the DRDO chief VK Saraswat on phone after
the test flight of the missile was declared successful today.
With the launch of AGNI - 5, India has now joined the elite
club of countries having ICBM capability. Until now only USA, Russia, China and
France had this facilities.
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