Agni-IV likely to be test-fired from Odisha coast today

A user trial of nuclear capable two-stage surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-IV is likely to be test-fired from the Abdul Kalam Island, off Damra village on the Odisha coast today. 

The trial will be carried out if the weather is favourable for the test. The Agni-IV test is aimed at revalidating new technologies incorporated in Agni-IV system and checking the readiness of armed forces to launch the missile on its own. 

Agni-IV is a



two-stage, surface-to-surface missile that is 20 metres long and weighs 17 tonnes. It can carry a one-tonne nuclear warhead over a distance of 4,000 kilometre. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) designed and developed AGNI-IV, is the sixth test of the missile and second user associate launch from the Wheeler Island. On December 26, India had successfully launched its longest range Agni-V missile which drew attention of many nations including China.