Agni-5 sets new benchmarks for India’s future missile missions: Dr Chander

Dr Avinash Chander is being presented an album with all his key missile missions. (Below) Dr Chander is hoisted on to the shoulders by his colleagues after the Agni-V launch.

By Dr Anantha Krishnan M

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Chief Dr Avinash Chander, the outgoing Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief said that he is exiting as a ‘very satisfied man’ following the successful canister-style launch of surface-to-surface Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V on Saturday.

In an exclusive interview to OneIndia, Dr Chander said that he could not have asked for a better result from his team on the last day in office.

“I am extremely happy that A-V gifted me such special memories today. I am also a satisfied missile scientist today, because we could successfully test a deliverable configuration of A-V,” Dr Chander said. 

“A-V is a tech beast we can all be really proud of. It has set new benchmarks for India’s future missions,” he added.

Read the full report that went live on OneIndia on 31 Jan 2015, here: http://bit.ly/1EwhAl4

Sizzling Saturday | Top 10 frames today's A-V launch

10 frames from today's A-V launch that should inspire you. The pix have been numbered from 1-10. These are painfully smile emoticon captured and processed for your pleasure from an official video released by the DRDO. Enjoy! Red the OneIndia report here: http://bit.ly/1BCBdSi

Video of today's A-V launch: Courtesy: DRDO

Agni-5 canister launch a hit: DRDO

 By Anantha Krishnan M

https://twitter.com/writetake

Photos: DRDO

The surface-to-surface Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-5 was successfully test-fired on Saturday morning. This was Agni-5’s third launch and the first from a canister.

Top Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) sources confirm to OneIndia that the missile took off from Wheeler Island, off the Odisha coast, at 8.09 am and met all parameters during it --- flight.

As reported by OneIndia earlier, with the successful launch of Agni-5, the Missile Cluster of DRDO gave a perfect and emotional parting gift to its outgoing chief Dr Avinash Chander.

Dr Chander is scheduled to step down from the top post today. 

“All mission parameters were met. It was a dream flight. To us it was 200 per cent successful. We couldn’t have asked for a better result. It’s an emotional day for all of us,” one of DRDO’s Director General’s told OneIndia.

Full report here: http://bit.ly/1BCBdSi