{"id":11752,"date":"2026-05-23T11:49:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T06:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=11752"},"modified":"2026-05-23T12:42:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T07:12:46","slug":"agni-1-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/agni-1-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Agni-1 Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Agni-1 Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, India successfully tested the short-range ballistic missile Agni-1 from the Integrated Test Range in Balasore, Odisha.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Agni-1 Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>single-stage, solid-fuel missile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>short-range ballistic missile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (SRBM) with a heavy payload but can travel up to 1200 km with lighter payloads, which makes it a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Range:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 700 km- 1200 km<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is powered by a <\/span><b>solid-propellant booster<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> based on the Indian Space Research Organisation&#8217;s (ISRO) SLV-3.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its<\/span><b> nuclear-capable road-mobile missile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was first deployed by the Indian Army&#8217;s Strategic Forces Command in 2007.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Agni-I is designed to be <\/span><b>launched from rail-based platforms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><b>road-mobile transporter erector launchers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(TELs).<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Agni missile series includes missiles I\u2013V,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the most advanced, Agni-V. In addition to the Agni-V, India currently has the following Agni missiles: <\/span><b>Agni-I, Agni-II, Agni-III, and Agni-IV and Agni Prime.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Agni-I originated from India\u2019s 1983 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/integrated-guided-missile-development-programme\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Integrated Guided Missile Development Program<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (IGMDP).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/india-successfully-test-fires-agni-1-ballistic-missile-from-odisha\/article71011988.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agni-1 Missile is a single-stage, solid-fuel missile. 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