India has reportedly test-fired Agni-IV, a long range nuclear-capable strategic ballistic missile, with a strike range of 4,000km from Abdul Kalam Island, off Odisha coast.
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“Supported by a mobile launcher, the surface-to-surface missile was flight tested from launch complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Dr Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler Island, at about 11.55 hours,” The Economic Times quoted sources in the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as saying.
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Agni-IV is a two-stage, surface-to-surface missile that can travel 4,000km and can carry a nuclear warhead weighing one tonne. According to The Hindu, Agni-IV had been launched five times earlier in 2011, 2012, twice in 2014 and once in 2015 and all the five were missions remained successful.