India Test Fires Agni-2 Ballistic Missile


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On February 20, India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) test fired an Agni-2 medium-range ballistic missile. The launch comes just two weeks after test launches of an Agni-1 and Prithvi-2, and took place at India’s Integrated Test Range off the coast of Odisha. The Agni-2 was previously test fired in May 2017, but failed for unknown reasons. Deployed in 2004, it has a range of 2,000-3,500 km while carrying a conventional or nuclear warhead of 1,000 kg.

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Missile Defense Project, "India Test Fires Agni-2 Ballistic Missile," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, February 21, 2018, last modified June 15, 2018, https://missilethreat.csis.org/india-test-fires-agni-2-ballistic-missile/.