India has officially joined the closed circle of countries with railway ballistic missile technology. Successful testing of the Agni-Prime Rocket, launched on September 24, 2025, is a significant strategic advance in India’s defense.
The rocket was jointly developed by the DRDO (defense research and development organization) and the strategic forces command and was tested with a “full operation scenario”, thus increasing the reliability of India’s nuclear deterrence.
The most important advantage of rail systems is survival. India’s extensive railway network, which has more than 60,000 km long and has many tunnels, takes advantage of the rockets easy to move and hide, making it extremely difficult to target and destroy the enemy.
The Agni-Prime Rocket, which has a range of up to 2000 km, is capable of reaching the entire Pakistan area and strategic destinations in Southwest China, two neighboring countries with which India has geopolitical tensions and territorial disputes.
This development is made in the midst of modernization of Chinese military forces and increasing regional tensions. For India, the initiative raises the country to the same level as China, which also develops a similar system and North Korea, which has already performed such tests.
Rail mobility is a relatively cheap and extremely effective way to protect nuclear assets, changing strategic calculations and power balance in South Asia.
Source: The War Zone | Photo: x @drdo_india | This content was made with artificial intelligence and checked by the Editorial team
Intermediate Range Agni-Prime Missile was successfully tested on 24 Sep 2025 from a Rail based Mobile launcher. This will be a force multiplier to strategic forces, with a game changer road cum rail missile system pic.twitter.com/bEmDQoHNUf
— DRDO (@DRDO_India) September 25, 2025
