India test fired the Agni-V, a surface-to-air missile, off the coast of Odisha from Abdul Kalam Island on 18 January. According to reports, the missile has a range of 5,000 km.
The Agni-V is India’s most potent, nuclear capable inter-continental ballistic missile which was successfully tested in 2016.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman confirmed the missile firing.
We have successfully launched the nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-V today.
(With ANI inputs)
(This is a developing story and will be updated)
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