India on Tuesday successfully launched a new version of its medium-range ballistic missile capable of striking targets at ranges of more than 250 km.
“The successful launch of the new version of the medium-range ballistic missile was conducted under the auspices of the Strategic Forces Command on April 23, 2024. The user launch has proven the operational capability of the command and validated the new technologies.”
The Defense Ministry said in a release that the user launch has proved the operational capability of the missile with new technologies.
The release further said that the test firing was conducted under the auspices of the Strategic Forces Command.
Meanwhile, news agency PTI reported that the new version of the medium-range ballistic missile is not from the ‘Agni’ family of weapon systems.
Earlier on April 18, the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) had successfully conducted the test flight of an Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha.
All subsystems performed as expected during testing. The performance of the missile was monitored by multiple range sensors such as radar, Electro-Optical Tracking System (EOTS) and telemetry deployed at various locations by the ITR to ensure complete coverage of the flight path.
“The missile followed the desired path using waypoint navigation and demonstrated very low altitude maritime flight,” the Defense Ministry said in a release.
The missile was developed by the Bengaluru-based DRDO laboratory Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) with contributions from other laboratories and Indian industries.
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Published: April 23, 2024, 10:02 pm IST
