By Ankit Panda
India’s 10,000 km range Agni VI ICBM is expected sometime later this decade.
When it comes to long-range missiles, India is setting its sights far beyond its recently tested Agni V intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
On Sunday, S.K. Salwan, the chairman of the Armament Research Board at India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), confirmed a subject of long-term speculation — that India is capable of developing an ICBM capable of striking targets beyond the 10,000 km range.
The Agni V has a range of 5,000 km which allows it cover the entirety of Asia, parts of North Africa, Eastern Europe, and Russia.
It is currently India’s longest range ICBM that has been successfully tested and is capable of delivering a 1,000 kg payload.
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