
According to the sources, preparations were on in full swing to launch the
"There were some minor technical snags in Agni-V, which required tweaking of its internal battery and electronic configurations after its last test in January 2015," a source tod TOI.
However, India wanted to exercise some strategic restraint while making a bid to join the 48-country Nuclear Suppliers Group, which China thwarted earlier this year. However, India somehow managed to join the 34-nation
The missile is capable of striking even the northernmost parts of China, is in itself significant. "This will be the final test of the three-stage Agni-V, which will be tested for its full range, before the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) begins its user trials," the source told TOI.
The tri-Service SFC, established in 2003 to manage
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