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Agni-II
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Prithvi-IV
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Prithvi-II
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Agni-IV
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kalam referred to the island as his “Theatre of Action". The first missile test conducted on Abdul Kalam Island was the successful test of the Prithvi missile on 30 November 1993.
Detailed explanation-2: -Chandipur is also the location of the Indian Strategic Forces Command’s Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler Island.
Detailed explanation-3: -During his tenure in DRDO, he headed the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) to develop five different missiles-Prithvi, Agni, Trishul, Akash, Nag.
Detailed explanation-4: -Agni-V is a land based nuclear capable intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India. The missile has a range of more than 7, 000 kilometers. Chinese researchers allege that the missile has the range of 8, 000 kilometers.
Detailed explanation-5: -Kalam was a renowned scientist also known as the Missile Man of India. Read here to know more about his life and achievements. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was elected as India’s 11th president from 2002-2007 and died in 2015 while he was delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong at the age of 84.