India has successfully carried out night trials of the Agni V nuclear-capable ballistic missile which can hit targets beyond 5,400 km.

• The test was carried out to validate new technologies and equipment on the missile and has proved that the missile can now hit targets further away than before.
• The nuclear-capable ballistic missile was fired from Abdul Kalam Island, off the coast of Odisha.
• This is the ninth flight of the Agni V - a missile first tested in 2012 - and was a routine test, Defence Ministry sources said.