Fox News:
India “successfully flight tested” its nuclear-capable Agni-5 missile on Sunday morning, according to the office of the country’s defense minister. “Long range ballistic missile Agni 5 was successfully flight tested at 0945 hrs today from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island),” a tweet from the office read. The island is located in the Bay of Bengal.
The Press Trust of India (PTI) reports that the missile is “nuclear-capable” and has a strike range of approximately 3,107 miles. India has been developing its nuclear and missile systems in recent years amid increasing strategic competition with China.
Tension flared last year between the two neighbors over a disputed section of their border high in the Himalayas. A press release from the Ministry of Defense included photos of Sunday’s launch.
