No plans to conduct test of nuclear-capable Agni-V missile for next 20 days: DRDO

India has already conducted seven trials of the missile, which has a range of over 5,000 kilometres.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Thursday denied reports of a possible test-flight of the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Agni-V. DRDO Chief G Satheesh Reddy told India Today that there are no plans to test the nuclear-capable missile for another 20 days.

The latest development comes weeks after the DRDO handed over Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) System to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The Agni-V test in the coming days could indicate an early induction of the system into the armed forces.