Explanation:

 • It is the most advanced missile in the Agni series with new technologies incorporated in it in terms of navigation and guidance, warhead and engine.
• It is a 17-metre-long Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. It can carry a payload of 1.5 tonnes and can transport a fusion-boosted fission weapon nuclear device.
• Agni 5 is a fire and forget missile. That means, after it has been fired once, it cannot be stopped except by an interceptor missile. Only the US, Russia and Israel have an interceptor missile as of now.
• The range of Agni V missile is 5,500–5,800 km. However, Chinese sources said that the missile has a range of around 8,000 km.
• The missile covers parts of Europe and Africa in range. Another pre-induction trial is expected in 2018 itself before it is inducted.
• The current range of Agni is still lower than the Chinese missiles having ranges like 11,200 km and 14,500km.