Why is it in the news?
Agni-III successfully test-fired from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha.
Launch validated operational and technical parameters.
Category: Defence
Important Points:
● Developed by DRDO
● Two-stage solid-fuel ballistic missile
● Strike range exceeding 3000 km
● Capable of carrying conventional and nuclear warheads
● Payload capacity 1.5 tonnes
● Estimated yield 200–300 kilotons
● Surface-to-surface missile
● Deployable from rail and road mobile launchers
● Part of Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP)
● Operated under Strategic Forces Command