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• Agni ­I  is indigenously developed surface-­to-­surface missile with a strike range of over 700 km.
• The sophisticated Agni ­I missile is propelled by a solid rocket propellant system.
• It is alsoequipped with a specialised navigation system that ensures it reaches the target with a high degree of precision.
• The state-­of-­th-e­art missile was launched around 8.30 a.m. from a mobile launcher at Pad 4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at the Dr. Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler Island.
• The indigenously developed surface-­to-­surface missile was launched as a part of a periodic training activity by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Army to consolidate operational readiness.

Source.

·         The Hindu.