Intercontinental ballistic missile fire-5 was successfully tested from 18 January 2018 on the Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island) of Odisha state. With the successful launch of this missile, India has become the fifth country in the world with the capability of intercontinental ballistic missile.
It is known that India had the capability of intercontinental ballistic missile near India, Russia, France, Britain and China. Agni is capable of hitting five missiles for a distance of more than 5000 kilometers and it is capable of carrying nuclear weapons upto 1.5 ton.
Key Features of Agni Five Missile:
Fire missile is 17.5 meters long and 2 meters wide. It weighs 50 tonnes and its speed is 24 times more than the speed of sound.
Due to canister-based launching system, fire-5 can be launched by taking the road anywhere on a convenient basis.
Many nuclear weapons can be released from the Agni-5 missile at once. The reason for this is that the Agni-5 is equipped with the Multi Independently Targetable Re-entry vehicle technology.
The Agni-5 missile is capable of covering five thousand kilometers in just 20 minutes.
Agni-5 missile is in three stages and it is used in all three phases.
If the fire missile was left once, it would be impossible to stop. That's why it is considered to be one of the world's most powerful missiles, not just India.
How does the Agni-5 missile affect the country's strategic capacity?
India's strategic capacity has increased greatly with the Agni-5 missile. Along with China, Pakistan, most of the continent of Africa and Europe has come under the scope of this missile.
This missile has unmatched strength to counter the country. Also through this India can destroy enemy satellites of enemy country.
Most of all, this has strengthened India's global reputation. The reason for this is that the ICBM technology was so far only with America, France, Russia, China and Britain.
Conclusion:
It can be concluded that the Agni-5 missile is one of the world's most powerful missiles. With its successful testing, India has also become a country with ICBM technology. This missile will have an unprecedented increase in the country's strategic capacity.
