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Agni-3 successfully test-fired

The long-range missile, Agni-3, with a 3,500-km range capability was flight tested successfully by DRDO on Sunday from the Wheeler Island in the Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Odisha. The Agni-3 Missile, tested for the full range, hit the target with clinical precision, and met all the mission objectives. Two down-range ships located near the target have tracked and witnessed the missile reaching the target accurately. Agni-3 missile is 17 metres long with two metres in diameter. The missile is a two-stage solid propellant system with a payload capability of 1.5 tonnes. During flight, the missile reached a peak height of 350 km and re-entered the atmosphere successfully tolerating the skin temperatures of nearly 3,000 degrees Celsius. The missile is equipped with a computer system with a navigation system. The launch is part of the pre-induction trial. The Army — the user — has carried out the total launch operations guided by the DRDO scientists. The missile system will be fully inducted into the armed forces.

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