India on Wednesday (August 20, 2025) successfully test-fired its intermediate-range ballistic missile Agni-5 from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha.
In a press release, the Ministry of Defence mentioned the launch validated all operational and technical parameters and was performed underneath the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command.
“The intermediate-range ballistic missile Agni-5 was successfully test-fired from Chandipur on August 20. The launch validated all operational and technical parameters,” the Ministry mentioned.
The missile examined on Wednesday was a variant of Agni-5, India’s indigenously developed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a variety of 5,000 km. Designed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the system has been developed preserving in view the nation’s long-term safety necessities.
The earlier trial of Agni-5 was performed on March 11, 2024, when the DRDO successfully examined the missile outfitted with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) know-how, permitting it to strike a number of targets with a single launch.
