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Agni-Ilarger figure on 0 of 3
DF-31larger figure on 3 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source15 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Agni-I | DF-31 |
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| Type | Short Range Ballistic Missile[source] | Intercontinental ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| In service | 1979 —present[source] | 2006 (DF-31), 2007 (DF-31A), 2017 (DF-31B)[source] |
| Used by | Strategic Forces Command[source] | People's Liberation Army Rocket Force[source] |
21.6 m (70 ft 10 in)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source1,000 kg (2,200 lb) - 2,500 kg (5,500 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] | Academy of Rocket Motors Technology (ARMT)[source] |
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| Unit cost | ₹ 25 crore (US$2.6 million) to ₹ 35 crore (US$3.6 million)[source] |
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| No. built | 70 (2017 est.)[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Conventional high explosive -unitary, penetration, cluster munition , incendiary , thermobaric , strategic nuclear weapon[source] | 425 kilotonnes of TNT (1,780 TJ)[source] |
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| Engine | Single stage composite rocket motor[source] | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Propellant | Solid fuel[source] | — |
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| Flight ceiling | 370 km[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Mid-course: RLG - INS + multi- GNSS Terminal: Radar scene matching[source] | Astro-inertial guidance with BeiDou Navigation Satellite System[source] |
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| Accuracy | 25 m CEP[source] | 100 m CEP for silo launched and 150–300 m for TEL-launched.[source] |
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| Launch platform | 8 × 8 Tatra transporter erector launcher /rail mobile[source] | Silo, 8 axle TEL[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | Up to 1,200 km (750 mi)[source] |
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