NEW DELHI: India tested its longest-range intercontinental missile on Thursday, the defence ministry said.
The 5,000-km range (3,107-mile) Agni missile was tested from an island in the Bay of Bengal, the ministry said on its official Twitter account.
It said the launch was “a major boost to the defence capabilities” of India.
The Agni-V is an advanced version of the indigenously built Agni, or Fire, series, part of a programme that started in the 1980s. It has been tested previously before.
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