India Test-Fires Agni-1 Short-Range Ballistic Missile

India successfully test-fired the Agni-1 short-range ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha.

India successfully test-fired the Agni-1 short-range ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha. The test was carried out under the Strategic Forces Command and validated operational and technical parameters. Agni-1 is a single-stage, solid-fuelled missile and part of India’s Agni missile series developed for strategic deterrence. It has a strike range of around 700 to 900 km and can carry conventional or nuclear warheads.