India test fires long range missile

[Vikrant]

India has successfully test-fired for a second time a long-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, marking another advance in its military capabilities.

The Agni V blasted off at 8.50am (1320 AEST) on Sunday from a concrete launch pad on an island off the eastern state of Orissa.

'The missile met all the mission objectives with absolute accuracy,' M.V.K.V. Prasad, director of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, told AFP.

Analysts say Agni V has the range to strike any target on the Chinese mainland, including military installations in the far northeast.

It was developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation, which described the missile as a 'non-country specific' deterrent while hailing Sunday's launch as a major milestone.

'This second successful test of Agni V has demonstrated the maturity, repeatability and robustness of the system,' the organisation said in a statement.

The country was now ready to start a process of production and subsequent induction of the missile, it added.

India sees the rocket, which has a range of 5000 kilometres, as a major boost to its regional power aspirations.

It narrows - albeit slightly - the huge gap with China's missile systems.

India test fires long range missile | Sky News Australia

 

[Vikrant]

It looks like India is getting ready to induct the Agni IV nuclear missile into the army.

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Agni-IV, India’s surface-to-surface missile with a range of about 4,000 km, will be test-fired from the Wheeler Island, off Dhamra village on the Odisha coast, on January 20. It is a strategic missile which can carry a nuclear warhead weighing about one tonne.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), which has developed the Agni-IV, will do the test-firing on Monday from its Integrated Test Range on the Wheeler Island. The missile has already been flight-tested three times. While the maiden launch was a failure, the next two were successful. The two-stage missile weighs 17 tonnes and is 20 metres long.

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Agni-IV launch on Sunday - The Hindu

 

[bianco]

How come India is allowed to have nuclear weapons and proliferate them...and build these rockets with nuclear warheads...and Australia is not?

All these countries to Australia's north are arming themselves to the teeth with nukes etc, meanwhile stoopid Australia is going around signing nuclear non-profileration treaties.
It's just plain crazy.

 

[Vikrant]

How come India is allowed to have nuclear weapons and proliferate them...and build these rockets with nuclear warheads...and Australia is not?

All these countries to Australia's north are arming themselves to the teeth with nukes etc, meanwhile stoopid Australia is going around signing nuclear non-profileration treaties.
It's just plain crazy.

It is too late; Australia has already signed the NPT and CTBT. But to address your proliferation concerns: Australia has violated its NPT and CTBT commitments when it allowed its territory to be used as nuclear testing range by the Brits.

 

[Vikrant]

The final test of Agni-IV series was a success. The missile is ready for the serial production for its client - the army.

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Balasore, Odisha: India today successfully test fired its 4000-km range nuclear capable ballistic missile 'Agni-IV', making it ready for induction into the Army.

"The test firing was a total success. The missile travelled its full range," MVKV Prasad, director of Integrated Test Range, told PTI.

The third consecutive trial of the missile was conducted at Wheeler Island off Odisha coast at 10.52 am, DRDO said, adding the serial production of the missile would begin now.

The test fire is the last one in the series of development launches.

Propelled by composite solid fuel rocket motor technology, Agni-IV was launched from its road mobile launcher, which is also indigenously developed by DRDO.

The long range radars and electro-optical tracking systems which were located all along the coast tracked and monitored all the parameters throughout the flight.

Two ships located near the target point tracked the vehicle and witnessed the final event, a DRDO release said.

Defence Minister AK Antony congratulated DRDO chief Avinash Chander and his team on the successful test launch.

"The missile took off majestically, rose to a height of over 850 km, covered the intended range in about 20 minutes, hit the target with two digit accuracy; meeting all mission objectives and proving the capabilities of the missile," DRDO spokesman Ravi Gupta said.

Agni-I, II, III and Prithvi are already in the arsenal of the armed forces, giving a reach of over 3000 km and the country an effective deterrence capability, DRDO said.

"The event is of greater significance since the system was tested in its deliverable configuration with the active participation of Strategic Force Command personnel. The missile is now ready for induction and its serial production will now begin," said Chander, who is also the scientific advisor to the Defence Minister.

Agni-IV successfully test fired, ready for induction into Indian Army | NDTV.com

 

[bianco]

How come India is allowed to have nuclear weapons and proliferate them...and build these rockets with nuclear warheads...and Australia is not?

All these countries to Australia's north are arming themselves to the teeth with nukes etc, meanwhile stoopid Australia is going around signing nuclear non-profileration treaties.
It's just plain crazy.

It is too late; Australia has already signed the NPT and CTBT. But to address your proliferation concerns: Australia has violated its NPT and CTBT commitments when it allowed its territory to be used as nuclear testing range by the Brits.

In 1954.

Biggest mistake the stoopid politicians ever made.
It's never too late, should just rip up the treaties and arm itself.
Everyone else is!

 

[Vikrant]

How come India is allowed to have nuclear weapons and proliferate them...and build these rockets with nuclear warheads...and Australia is not?

All these countries to Australia's north are arming themselves to the teeth with nukes etc, meanwhile stoopid Australia is going around signing nuclear non-profileration treaties.
It's just plain crazy.

It is too late; Australia has already signed the NPT and CTBT. But to address your proliferation concerns: Australia has violated its NPT and CTBT commitments when it allowed its territory to be used as nuclear testing range by the Brits.

In 1954.

Biggest mistake the stoopid politicians ever made.
It's never too late, should just rip up the treaties and arm itself.
Everyone else is!

If Australia, a signatory of NPT/CTBT breaks the treaty then it will be impossible to stop other violators. For example it will become extremely difficult to pressure Iran to comply with its obligations in the aftermath of Australian transgressions.

 

[Unkotare]

How come India is allowed to have nuclear weapons and proliferate them...and build these rockets with nuclear warheads...and Australia is not?.

Because Australia is a backwater wasteland populated by sodden fools capable of nothing more serious than drinking beer and barbecuing shrimp?

 

[bianco]

How come India is allowed to have nuclear weapons and proliferate them...and build these rockets with nuclear warheads...and Australia is not?.

Because Australia is a backwater wasteland populated by sodden fools capable of nothing more serious than drinking beer and barbecuing shrimp?

Which is what most of the world thinks, seems to me.
Yes, 'Dumb, drunk, and racist' they seem to believe.

On Youtube there's a 6 part series "Dumb, drunk, and racist"...made by Aussie journalist, where he went to India, interviewed Indians in the street, and brought 4 Indians from various occupations to Australia and took them on a tour.
In India one older Indian man mentioned that India had nuclear weapons and Australia did not.
That should be remedied.

Very interesting series...I can't post it here...bad language, scantily clad people etc.

 

[Unkotare]

Australians shouldn't be trusted with anything more dangerous than a pointy stick until they evolve a few more centuries.

 

[bianco]

Australians should buy nukes and every other existing dangerous weapon themselves...for their own defence.
'Everyone' else is.

 

[Vikrant]

How come India is allowed to have nuclear weapons and proliferate them...and build these rockets with nuclear warheads...and Australia is not?.

Because Australia is a backwater wasteland populated by sodden fools capable of nothing more serious than drinking beer and barbecuing shrimp?

Which is what most of the world thinks, seems to me.
Yes, 'Dumb, drunk, and racist' they seem to believe.

On Youtube there's a 6 part series "Dumb, drunk, and racist"...made by Aussie journalist, where he went to India, interviewed Indians in the street, and brought 4 Indians from various occupations to Australia and took them on a tour.
In India one older Indian man mentioned that India had nuclear weapons and Australia did not.
That should be remedied.

Very interesting series...I can't post it here...bad language, scantily clad people etc.

You want Australia to abandon its NPT/CTBT obligation just because an old man taunted Australia. Are you serious? You should think before posting stuff.

 

[Vikrant]

Australians should buy nukes and every other existing dangerous weapon themselves...for their own defence.
'Everyone' else is.

Australia's designation is non nuclear weapon's state. This means no country who is a signatory to NPT/CTBT is allowed to transfer nuclear weapons technology to Australia. But that does not mean, Australia does not participate in the proliferation in a clandestine manner. I am pretty sure it does.

 

[Vikrant]

Australians shouldn't be trusted with anything more dangerous than a pointy stick until they evolve a few more centuries.

I frankly do not understand why Bianco thinks Australia needs nuclear weapons. To the best of my knowledge no one has attacked Australia at least in the recent history unless you are talking about European takeover of native Australians.