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DRDO and SFC Successfully Test Rail-Based Launch of Agni-Prime Missile from Abdul Kalam Island.

Science and Technology | Dated: 27 Sep 2025

In September 2025, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Nuclear Command Authority (NCA), successfully conducted the first-ever test launch of the Intermediate Range Agni-Prime (Agni-P) missile from a Rail-Based Mobile Launcher (RBML) at Abdul Kalam Island, off the Odisha coast, under full operational conditions.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - This launch marked the first-of-its-kind operational test using a Rail-Based Mobile Launcher (RBML), a specially designed platform integrated with India’s national railway network. The success sets a milestone in the development of mobile missile deployment systems.
  • - The missile’s trajectory was precisely tracked during the trial, confirming a textbook launch. All test parameters and mission objectives were met, paving the way for induction of rail-based missile systems into India’s strategic arsenal.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) The RBML is designed to operate seamlessly across India’s vast railway network without any pre-conditions. It offers advantages such as quick reaction time, enhanced mobility, and reduced detectability, thereby significantly strengthening India’s second-strike nuclear capability.
  • (ii) The RBML is equipped with advanced features, including independent launch capabilities, state-of-the-art communication systems, and robust protection mechanisms, ensuring operational readiness in diverse conditions.
  • (iii) Agni-P is an indigenously developed, two-stage, canisterised, solid-propellant, surface-to-surface ballistic missile. With a maximum strike range of 2,000 kilometers, it adds to India’s deterrence capability by providing enhanced flexibility and survivability in deployment.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Which missile was recently test-launched from a Rail-Based Mobile Launcher (RBML) at Abdul Kalam Island in September 2025?

Correct Answer: Agni-Prime (Agni-P)

🚀 Quick Recap:

About DRDO

  • Chairman: Sameer V. Kamat
  • Headquarters: New Delhi