As noted, the missile was launched under the auspices of India’s Strategic Forces Command, part of India’s Nuclear Command Authority (NCA), from a test range in the city of Chandipur in the eastern state of Odisha. It is stated that based on the test results, it was concluded that Agni-4 meets all the declared technical and operational characteristics.
The Indian defence department claims that the Agni-4 can be launched from a mobile installation and is capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 4,000 kilometres. At the same time, the design feature of the rocket assumes the presence of a payload weighing up to 1 tonne.
It is worth noting that at this stage in India’s arsenal there are Agni-1 ballistic missiles with a range of up to 700 kilometers, Agni-2 – up to 2 thousand kilometers, Agni-3 and Agni-4 – from 2.5 thousand to 3.5 thousand kilometers, as well as Agni-5 – more than 5 thousand kilometers.
Indian developers are currently working on the creation of the Agni-6 missile, the range of which is expected to be up to 10,000 kilometers. Moreover, it will be possible to launch such a missile from a submarine.
