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| Indian President,PM congratulate DRDO on the successful Test-Firing of Agni-V | | 
New Delhi, January 31, (Scoop News)- The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee congratulated DRDO on the successful test-firing of the third developmental trial of Agni-V surface-to-surface missile.
In his message to Dr. Avinash Chander, Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri and Director-General, DRDO, the President has said, “I extend hearty congratulations to all those associated with the successful test-firing of the third developmental trial of India’s indigenous Agni-V surface-to-surface missile.
I am happy to know that many new technologies relating to navigation and guidance, warhead as well as engine has been tried out in this version. I understand today’s test is also the first time the missile has been tried out in a canisterised version.
Kindly convey my felicitations to the members of your team of scientists, engineers, and all others involved in this effort. Our nation is grateful for their hard work and proud of their accomplishment”.
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has saluted scientists, on the successful test-firing of Agni V missile.
In his message the Prime Minister has said ,"Successful test-firing of Agni V from a canister makes the missile a prized asset for our forces. I salute our scientists for their efforts."
It may be mention India has successfully test-fired indigenously developed, inter-continental surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic missile 'Agni-5' from Wheeler's Island off Odisha coast on Saturday morning.
The three-stage and solid propellant missile, which has a strike range of over 5000 kms and can carry a nuclear warhead of over one tonne was test-fired from a mobile launcher from the launch complex number 4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at about 8.06 hours this morning.
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