The test-firing of the missile came over four-and-half-months after the four-day military conflict between India and Pakistan.
India has successfully test-fired the Agni-Prime missile, an intermediate-range weapon with a 2,000 km strike capability, from a rail-based mobile launcher system. It shows countries’ ability to deploy the missile across the country.
A day after the test, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that the achievement places India among a select group of nations capable of launching such advanced weapon systems from a rail network.
The Defence Ministry confirmed that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in partnership with the Strategic Forces Command (SFC), conducted the launch under a full operational scenario on Wednesday, declaring it a “successful” test.
India Test-fires Agni Prime Missile
The “first-of-its-kind” launch carried out from specially designed rail-based mobile launcher, has the capability to move on rail network without any pre-conditions and it allows users to have a cross country mobility and launch within a short reaction time, Singh said.
“This successful flight test has put India in the group of select nations having capabilities that have developed canisterised launch system from on the move rail network,” he said on X.
India has carried out the successful launch of Intermediate Range Agni-Prime Missile from a Rail based Mobile launcher system. This next generation missile is designed to cover a range up to 2000 km and is equipped with various advanced features.
The first-of-its-kind launch… pic.twitter.com/00GpGSNOeE
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) September 25, 2025
The ministry said the missile is equipped with all independent launch capability features, including the state-of-the-art communication systems and protection mechanisms.
“The missile trajectory was tracked by various ground stations and it was a text book launch meeting all mission objectives. This successful launch will enable futuristic rail-based systems induction into services,” it said.
The launch was witnessed by senior scientists of the DRDO and officers of Strategic Forces Command.
The “road mobile” variant of Agni-Prime has already been inducted into the services after a series of successful flight trials.
(With Inputs From PTI)
