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Agni-II prime to be test-fired again on August 29 - Express India
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Bhubaneswar After the unsuccessful maiden
test-firing of of Agni-II prime, a nuclear-capable
surface-to-surface missile with a strike range of
2,500 km to 3,000 km in December last year,
DRDO is planning to test the missile once again
on August 29.
DRDO sources said the test-firing would be done
from Wheeler's Island in Bay of Bengal.
On December 10, the maiden test-firing of the
missi;e ended in a massive failure after the missile
dropped off into the sea a few seconds after it
was launched from Wheeler Island. The Agni-II
prime, a modified version of Agni-II, is an
intermediary between Agni-II and Agni-III. It has
two stages and both are powered by solid
propellants.
DRDO officials said they hoped that the test-firing
would add teeth to India's nuclear deterrence. The
Agni-II prime or A-2, manufactured by DRDO’s
Advanced System Laboratory (ASL) in
Hyderabad, has a longer range and higher
performance with respect to the thrust and
weight ratio than Agni-II missile. The new missile
was expected to perform better at various levels
in terms of accuracy, strength and distance
covered in comparison to Agni-II.
Agni II prime can carry extra fuel and will have a
new motor in its re-entry vehicle for better
manoeuvrability, a flex nozzle in the second stage
to avoid anti-ballistic missile defences and an
improved navigation system. New technologies
introduced into the missile to make it lighter have
also provided it with greater. thrust.
.
.
Bhubaneswar After the unsuccessful maiden
test-firing of of Agni-II prime, a nuclear-capable
surface-to-surface missile with a strike range of
2,500 km to 3,000 km in December last year,
DRDO is planning to test the missile once again
on August 29.
DRDO sources said the test-firing would be done
from Wheeler's Island in Bay of Bengal.
On December 10, the maiden test-firing of the
missi;e ended in a massive failure after the missile
dropped off into the sea a few seconds after it
was launched from Wheeler Island. The Agni-II
prime, a modified version of Agni-II, is an
intermediary between Agni-II and Agni-III. It has
two stages and both are powered by solid
propellants.
DRDO officials said they hoped that the test-firing
would add teeth to India's nuclear deterrence. The
Agni-II prime or A-2, manufactured by DRDO’s
Advanced System Laboratory (ASL) in
Hyderabad, has a longer range and higher
performance with respect to the thrust and
weight ratio than Agni-II missile. The new missile
was expected to perform better at various levels
in terms of accuracy, strength and distance
covered in comparison to Agni-II.
Agni II prime can carry extra fuel and will have a
new motor in its re-entry vehicle for better
manoeuvrability, a flex nozzle in the second stage
to avoid anti-ballistic missile defences and an
improved navigation system. New technologies
introduced into the missile to make it lighter have
also provided it with greater. thrust.