Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated the scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on the successful night launch of the new generation ballistic missile ‘Agni Prime’ from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island, off the Odisha coast.
“Congratulate the scientists of DRDO on the successful night launch of the new generation ballistic missile ‘Agni Prime’ from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island, off the Odisha coast”, the CM tweeted.
The first pre-induction night launch of new generation ballistic missile, Agni Prime, was successfully flight-tested by the DRDO from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on Wednesday at around 7:30 pm, a DRDO statement said on Thursday.
During the flight test, all objectives were successfully demonstrated.
Range instrumentation like Radar, Telemetry and Electro-Optical Tracking Systems were deployed at different locations, including two down-range ships, at the terminal point to capture flight data covering the entire trajectory of the vehicle, the DRDO said.