DRDO AGNI IV, The Nuclear Missile, Successfully Tested

India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully tested Agni IV - the latest nuclear capable ballistic missile off the coast of Odisha. The missile, capable of 4000 Km range, can carry nuclear payload was tracked using an array of radars and electro-optical tracking systems (EOTS) throughout the range of the missile along the coast. Team of engineers that tracked the missile's path and recorded all the parameters have confirmed that the test was successful. It was the fourth successful trial of the missile.

The DRDO official press release informs that Agni 4 is a highly advanced missile equipped with 5th generation On Board computer and distributed architecture. The missile, with its sophisticated electronics can guide itself and take care of the in-flight disturbances in real time. Ring Laser Gyro based Inertial Navigation System (RINS) along with Micro Navigation System (MINGS) ensure very high accuracy for the path of the missile.


The missile is also equipped with a special re-entry heat shield that protects the missile at temperatures as high as 4000 degree centigrade. The heat shield ensures that the internal temperature of the vital components is kept under 50 degree centigrade. India's mighty defence, with Agni 1 (700 km), 2 (2000 km), 3 (3000 km) and the latest 4 (4000 km), proves to be a very effective one.

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