India has, for the first time, tested the Agni-Prime missile using a mobile railway track-based launcher, an action that has placed the country in the group of select nations having capability to launch such a weapon system from the rail network.

The next-generation missile is equipped with several advanced features and can cover a distance up to 2,000 km, the Ministry of Defence said.

A day after the next-generation missile was tested, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that the "first-of-its-kind" launch carried out from specially designed rail-based mobile launcher had the capability to move on rail network without any pre-conditions. “It allows users to have a cross-country mobility and launch within a short reaction time with reduced visibility,” Rajnath posted on X.

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