India successfully test fires Agni III ballistic missile from Odisha coast

India successfully test-fired its intermediate-range ballistic missile Agni-III from Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast on Thursday morning.

According to sources in the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the missile lifted off from Launch Pad Number 4 of the Integrated Test Range located on the island at 9.12 a.m.

The Strategic Forces Command, an especially raised missile-handling unit of the Indian Army, carried out the test with logistics support from DRDO.

Agni-III has a strike range of more than 3,000 km and capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads weighing up to 1.5 tonnes.

The missile is powered by a two-stage solid propellant engine. With a length of 17 metres, the missile's diameter is 2 metres and weight is around 2,200 kg.

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