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China-capable Agni-V just one test away from joining arsenal

The Agni-V missile, which was first launched on April 19, 2012, has since undergone four more launches, all successful

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The final test-flight of Agni-V will be conducted before year-end

Last Updated : Jun 04 2018 | 7:00 AM IST

With the country’s longest-range ballistic missile, the Agni-V, successfully tested on Sunday, India is now within one year of possessing a usable nuclear deterrent that can strike any target in China.

Only one more “pre-induction test-flight” is needed before the Agni-V starts becoming operationalised in the Strategic Forces Command (SFC). This is the tri-service agency that holds — and in the worst case, fires — India’s nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles.

Senior sources in the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), which designs and develops nuclear-capable ballistic missiles; say the final test-flight will be conducted before the end of this year. Thereafter,

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