♦ The Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile Agni-5 was successfully test-fired from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha on 20 August 2025.

♦ The launch validated all operational and technical parameters and was carried out under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command. 

♦ Developed by the defence research and development organisation (DRDO), Agni-5 is among India’s most advanced long-range missiles with a range of over 5,000 kilometres.

♦ Equipped with modern navigation, guidance, warhead and propulsion technologies, it strengthens India’s nuclear deterrence.

♦ The Agni-5 can cover almost the entire Asian continent, including northern China, as well as parts of Europe, making it a key component of India’s nuclear deterrence.