CM Naveen Congratulates DRDO on Successful Flight Testing of New Generation Ballistic Missile ‘Agni-Prime’ off Odisha Coast

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on the successful flight testing of New Generation Ballistic Missile ‘Agni-Prime’ from Dr Abdul Kalam Island, off the coast of Odisha.

“Congratulate DRDO on the successful flight testing of New Generation Ballistic Missile ‘Agni-Prime’ from Dr Abdul Kalam Island, off the coast of Odisha”, the Chief Minister wrote on his ‘X’ handle.

Congratulate @DRDO_India on the successful flight testing of New Generation Ballistic Missile ‘Agni-Prime’ from Dr Abdul Kalam Island, off the coast of #Odisha. #DRDO

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) April 4, 2024

The Strategic Forces Command (SFC), along with DRDO, conducted the successful flight-test of New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni-Prime from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.

The test met all the trial objectives validating its reliable performance, as confirmed from the data captured by a number of range sensors deployed at different locations, including two downrange ships placed at the terminal point. The launch was witnessed by the Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Strategic Forces Command and senior officials from DRDO & the Indian Army.