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Agni P missile: DRDO successfully tests lighter, deadlier weapon

Agni P is a canisterised missile with a range between 1,000km and 2,000km

agni p The Agni P missile | PIB

The DRDO on Monday successfully test-fired a 'new generation' member of the Agni family of ballistic missiles.

DRDO successfully tested the 'Agni P' missile from the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on Monday morning.

In a brief press statement, DRDO said the Agni P is a canisterised missile with a range between 1,000km and 2,000km. ANI quoted government sources as saying the "new nuclear-capable missile is fully made up of composite material and it was a textbook launch”. ANI added the missile is "is very short and light in comparison with other missiles in this class. A lot of new technologies incorporated in the new missile".

Last week, The New Indian Express reported the Agni P was initially referred to the Agni Prime. The New Indian Express reported, "Unlike the single-stage Agni-I, the double-stage Agni Prime will have a canister version with the flexibility to be fired from both road and rail-mobile launchers. The sleek missile that weighs less than... the previous variant due to the integration of new technologies will be more lethal in terms of power and killing ability." A canister-launched missile has lower maintenance costs as the weapon is kept covered inside the canister and not exposed. Further, it is quicker to ready for launch unlike a weapon that has to be moved to a launch facility.

The publication said the Agni P would replace the Agni 1 missile once its tests were completed.

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