NEW DELHI: India on Thursday efficiently carried out a take a look at launch of the intermediate-range Agni-Prime missile from a rail-based cellular launcher system. This marks the primary time such a launch has been carried out utilizing a specifically designed platform built-in with the nationwide railway community.Defence minister Rajnath Singh confirmed the profitable take a look at in an announcement on X, calling it a “first-of-its-kind launch” that demonstrates India’s rising strategic deterrence capabilities.“The primary-of-its-kind launch carried out at present from a specifically designed rail-based Cell Launcher has the potential to maneuver on the Rail community with none preconditions, which permits customers to have cross-country mobility and launch inside a brief response time with decreased visibility,” he mentioned.Additionally learn: India assessments its most formidable Agni-5 missile“Congratulations to DRDO, Strategic Forces Command (SFC) and the Armed Forces on the profitable take a look at of the Intermediate Vary Agni-Prime missile. This profitable flight take a look at has put India within the group of choose nations having capabilities which have developed a canisterised launch system from a cellular rail community,” the submit added.The Agni-Prime, a next-generation ballistic missile is able to placing targets at ranges of as much as 2,000 kilometers.The take a look at follows the profitable launch of the missile in August at Chandipur, Odisha.In March 2024, a trial of Agni-5 was carried out beneath ‘Mission Divyastra’, showcasing MIRV (a number of independently targetable re-entry automobile) functionality. A MIRV-equipped missile can carry 3–4 nuclear warheads, every geared toward completely different targets. At present, the SFC, fashioned in 2003, operates solely single-warhead missiles. The solid-fuelled, three-stage Agni-5 is canister-launched, permitting speedy deployment.