Dr. Kalam was responsible for the development of Agni and Prithvi missiles. Named after one of the five elements of nature, Agni is a family of medium to intercontinental range, ballistic missiles. These missiles, developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP), are long range, and capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The first missile of the series, Agni-l was tested in 1989. After its success, it was separated from the IGMDP upon realizing its strategic importance.
India started adding the Agni series missiles to service by November 2019. It has the following missiles: Agni-I, Agni-II, Agni-III, Agni-IV, Agni-V, Agni-P and Agni-VI.
Agni-VI is the latest addition to the Agni series, developed by the DRDO. It is in the early stages of development.
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