Agni-V

Agni V

Agni-V is a solid fueled intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India. It will greatly expand India's reach to strike targets up to 5,000 km away. Agni-V was test fired successfully on 19 April 2012 at 08:07am IST from wheeler island off the coast of Orissa.Agni-V ICBM has been designed with the addition of a third composite stage to the two-stage Agni-III missile.To reduce the weight it is built with high composite content. The 17.5-metre-long Agni-V would be a canister launch missile system so as to ensure that it has the requisite operational flexibility and can be swiftly transported and fired from anywhere.Agni-V weighs around 49 tonnes; one tonne more than Agni III and a much longer range.