♦ India successfully test-fired nuclear weapons-capable Agni-3 ballistic missile from the Chandipur off the Odisha coast on 6 Friday 2026. The surface-to-surface missile was launched by the personnel of Strategic Forces Command (SFC) from a mobile launcher as part of a regular training exercise for the user.

♦ The missile was picked up randomly from the production lot and test-fired, adding that the SFC is tasked with handling strategic weapons systems. The launch validated all operational and technical parameters.

♦ Various parameters and trajectory of the 17-meter long missile were tracked and monitored in real time by radars along the east coast, as well as by the telemetry and electro-optical systems. 

♦Agni-3 is one of the sophisticated and accurate missiles of its class and has already been inducted into the armed forces. It is capable of carrying a payload weighing 1.5 tons to a distance of more than 3,000 kilometres.