India has successfully conducted the first night trial of Agni-II. Its versatile surface-to-surface medium-range nuclear-capable missile from Dr. Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast. The two-stage ballistic missile can carry a payload of 1000 kg over a distance of 2000 km.

Agni-II, an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), has already been inducted into the armed forces. This was the first time that the sophisticated missile was testfired at night.

The test was carried out by the specially formed Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Army with logistic support from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).