Agni-4 Missile

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About Agni-4 Missile:

It is an intermediate-range ballistic missile.
The launch of this Agni-4 was carried out from the Integrated Test Range in Odisha’s Chandipur.
The launch successfully validated all operational and technical parameters. It was conducted under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command, a part of India’s Nuclear Command Authority (NCA).
Features:
- It can hit as far as 4,000 kilometres.
- The 20-metre-long missile can carry a payload of 1,000 kg and can be fired from a road-mobile launcher.
- It is a surface-to-surface missile.
- It is a mobile, two-stage solid-fuel system.
The Agni missiles are designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

Key facts about Strategic Forces Command

It is sometimes called Strategic Nuclear Command, forms part of India’s Nuclear Command Authority (NCA), which is responsible for command-and-control decisions regarding India’s nuclear weapons programme.
SFC is responsible for the management and administration of the country’s tactical and strategic nuclear weapons stockpile.
It was created on January 4, 2003.

Q1: What is the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)?

DRDO was formed in 1958 by merging the then-existing Technical Development Establishment (TDEs) of the Indian Army and the Directorate of Technical Development and Production (DTDP) with the Defence Science Organisation (DSO).

Source: Agni-4 ballistic missile successfully test-fired in Odisha