{"id":5080,"date":"2025-08-21T11:18:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T05:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=5080"},"modified":"2025-08-21T15:28:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T09:58:42","slug":"what-is-agni-v","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-agni-v\/","title":{"rendered":"Agni-5 Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Agni-5 Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India successfully test-fired its intermediate-range ballistic missile Agni-5 from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Agni-5 Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>nuclear-capable land-based <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) with <\/span><b>Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle (MIRV) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">capability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is developed by the <\/span><b>Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Agni-5 Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Range:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is one of India\u2019s most advanced long-range missiles, capable of striking targets well <\/span><b>beyond 5,000 kilometers<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is designed with modern navigation, guidance, warhead, and engine technologies and strengthens India\u2019s strategic deterrence capability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Warhead Capacity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is capable of carrying and firing up to three nuclear warheads simultaneously.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What is a Ballistic Missile?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>rocket-propelled, self-guided strategic-weapons system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that follows a ballistic trajectory to deliver a payload from its launch site to a predetermined target.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are powered initially by a rocket or series of rockets in stages, but then follow an unpowered trajectory that arches upwards before descending to reach its intended target.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They can carry conventional high explosives as well as <\/span><b>chemical, biological, or nuclear munitions.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They can be launched from <\/span><b>aircraft, ships, and submarines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in addition to land-based silos and mobile platforms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are four general classifications of ballistic missiles based on their range, or the maximum distance the missile can travel:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Short-range:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> less than 1,000 kilometers (approximately 620 miles), also known as \u201ctactical\u201d ballistic missiles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Medium-range:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between 1,000 and 3,000 kilometers (approximately 620-1,860 miles), also known as \u201ctheater\u201d ballistic missiles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Intermediate-range:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between 3,000 and 5,500 kilometers (approximately 1,860-3,410 miles)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Long-range:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> more than 5,500 kilometers (approximately 3,410 miles), also known as intercontinental or strategic ballistic missiles.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/india-successfully-test-fires-agni-5-ballistic-missile-from-odisha\/article69956842.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agni V is an indigenously developed, most advanced surface-to-surface Nuclear Capable Ballistic missile. 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