For the first time, India has successfully carried out test-firing of the intermediate-range Agni-Prime missile from a rail-based mobile launcher system, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday.

This next-generation missile is designed to cover a range of up to 2,000 kilometres and is equipped with various advanced features.

“The first-of-its-kind launch carried out from specially designed rail-based mobile launcher has the capability to move on rail network without any pre-conditions that allows user to have a cross-country mobility and launch within a short reaction time with reduced visibility,” the Defence Minister posted on X.

This successful flight test has put India in the group of select nations having capabilities to develop a canisterised launch system that have capabi

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