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India successfully test fires Agni-5 missile

| @indiablooms | Jun 03, 2018, at 04:24 pm

New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS): The Indian Defence Ministry on Sunday said Agni-5 missile has been successfully flight tested.

The test occurred at 0945 hrs from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island), said an official statement issued by the Ministry.

"All the Radars, Electro Optical Tracking Stations and Telemetry Stations tracked the vehicle all through the course of the trajectory," read the statement.

All the mission objectives have been achieved, the Ministry said.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has congratulated all the DRDO Scientists, Staff, Armed Forces and Industries for the success of A-5 Mission.

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