India Successfully Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable Agni-3 Missile Off Odisha Coast

• India successfully test-fired the nuclear weapons-capable Agni-3 ballistic missile from Chandipur, Odisha.
• The surface-to-surface missile has a strike range of more than 3,000 kilometres.
• Launched by Strategic Forces Command (SFC) personnel from a mobile launcher as part of a training exercise.
• The missile was randomly picked from the production lot, validating all operational and technical parameters.
• Agni-3 is a sophisticated and accurate missile, capable of carrying a 1.5-ton payload, and has been inducted into armed forces.