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Multiple Strategic Forces Command launches in 2026 included an Agni-4 user-training trial, an Agni-I readiness test and an Advanced Agni MIRV trial.
On 22 May 2026, the Strategic Forces Command successfully test-launched Agni-I from Chandipur and validated its operational and technical parameters. Two weeks earlier, India tested an Advanced Agni carrying multiple independently targeted re-entry payloads against spatially separated targets across the Indian Ocean Region. An Agni-III operational test followed on 6 February 2026, while the 24 September 2025 Agni-P rail launch demonstrated a canisterised rail-mobile option and confirmed that the road-mobile version had already been inducted. Spanning Agni-I through Agni-V and Agni-P, the family remains the core of India's land-based nuclear deterrent against Pakistan and China, with recent MIRV and mobility advances improving survivability and penetration capability.
Updated 11 days ago Updated 6 Aug 2026
Verified figures
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Range (Agni-I) | 700-1,200 km ↗ |
| Range (Agni-II) | 2,000-3,500 km ↗ |
| Range (Agni-III) | 3,000-5,000 km ↗ |
| Range (Agni-IV) | 3,500-4,000 km ↗ |
| Range (Agni-V) | 5,000-8,000 km ↗ |
| Range (Agni-P/Prime) | Up to 2,000 km ↗ |
| Dimensions (Agni-V) | 17.5 m length × 2 m diameter ↗ |
| Launch weight (Agni-V) | 50,000 kg ↗ |
| Maximum payload (Agni-V) | 1,650 kg ↗ |
| Powerplant (Agni-V) | 3-stage solid-propellant rocket ↗ |
Spec sources: missilethreat.csis.org ↗ · missilethreat.csis.org ↗ · pib.gov.in ↗
Changelog
The Strategic Forces Command test-fired the nuclear-capable, roughly 4,000 km-range Agni-4 from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in a user trial that the Ministry of Defence said validated all operational and technical parameters.
The Strategic Forces Command successfully test-launched Agni-I from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, validating all operational and technical parameters.
India flight-tested an Advanced Agni MIRV missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, directing multiple payloads toward spatially separated targets across the Indian Ocean Region and meeting all mission objectives.
The Strategic Forces Command successfully test-fired Agni-III from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur and validated all operational and technical parameters.
DRDO and the Strategic Forces Command launched the up-to-2,000 km Agni-P under a full operational scenario from India's first specially designed rail-mobile canister launcher.
The Strategic Forces Command successfully test-fired Agni-I from Chandipur alongside Prithvi-II, validating all operational and technical parameters.
The Strategic Forces Command successfully launched an Agni-IV intermediate-range ballistic missile from Chandipur and validated all operational and technical parameters.
The Strategic Forces Command and DRDO flight-tested Agni-P from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, with two downrange ships helping confirm that every trial objective was met.
Mission Divyastra completed the first successful Agni-V flight with MIRV technology, with telemetry and radar stations tracking multiple re-entry vehicles.
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India's Strategic Forces Command test-fired the 4,000-km-range, nuclear-capable Agni-4 from Chandipur on 6 August, with the Ministry of Defence saying the launch validated all operational and technical parameters.
