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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Dr Tessy Thomas - Agni Putri

Nuclear-capable Agni-IV missile was successfully prepared, fired and tested from Wheelers' Island off the Odisha coast by a team of scientists lead by Dr Tessy thomas, the Missile Woman of India.


On Tuesday 15th Nov 2011, India has successfully tested the 3,500-km new-generation Agni-IV missile. This will be a milestone in Indias strategic weapons and nuclear-capable ballistic missile History. The project Director of this highly strategic project was Dr Tessy Thomas,  the 48-year-old *DRDO scientist who is based in Hyderabad. Father of Indias Missile Technology Dr A P J Kalam is her Guru.

She took her  B.Tech degree from Thrissur Engineering College and M.Tech from Pune-based Defence Institute of Advanced Technologies, she was selected for "a guided-weapon course" being offered by DRDO. Her passion for rockets began at her school days at Alapuzha, Kerala.



*DRDO : The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is an Indian agency responsible for the development of technology for use by the military.

VIDEO OF AGNI IV TEST FIRING

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