Agni-I vs R-36 (missile): Specs Compared

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Agni-I missile on static display at DRDO, Pune

ABallistic missiles

Agni-I

Short Range Ballistic Missile

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Universalashic · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BBallistic missiles

R-36 (missile)

Intercontinental ballistic missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Agni-ILength

15 m

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R-36 (missile)Length

32.2 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Agni-Ilarger figure on 0 of 4

None

R-36 (missile)larger figure on 4 of 4

Length+115%
Diameter+205%
Mass+1647%
Range+1279%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 22 rows sourced on both sides

15m

32.2m

Length+115%

All recorded figures & sources

15 m

Length

Single source

15 m^[source]

32.2 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Agni-I and R-36 (missile) configuration
Specification	Agni-I	R-36 (missile)
Type	Short Range Ballistic Missile^[source]	Intercontinental ballistic missile^[source]
Place of origin	India^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1979 —present^[source]	1966–1979 (original variant) 1988–present (R-36M2 Voevoda variant)^[source]
Used by	Strategic Forces Command^[source]	Russian Strategic Rocket Forces

Designer	Defence Research and Development Organisation^[source]	—

Manufacturer	Bharat Dynamics Limited^[source]	Factory: Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant Developer: Yuzhnoye Design Office^[source]

Unit cost	₹ 25 crore (US$2.6 million) to ₹ 35 crore (US$3.6 million)^[source]	$7,000,000^[source]

No. built	70 (2017 est.)^[source]	—

Warhead	Conventional high explosive -unitary, penetration, cluster munition , incendiary , thermobaric , strategic nuclear weapon^[source]	Depending on variant (see variants). Newest (R-36M2), 10 × 550–750 kiloton MIRV warheads with a large amount of decoys and other penetration aids . Originally (R-36), 1 × 8–20 megaton warhead.^[source]

Engine	Single stage composite rocket motor^[source]	Two or three (R-36MUTTKH and R-36M2) liquid fueled rocket stages First Stage: 1x RD-251 (R-36) 1x RD-251P (R-36P) 1x RD-251M (R-36-O) 1x RD-264 (R-36M) 1x RD-264 (R-36MUTTKh and R-36M2) Second Stage: 1x RD-252 (R-36) 1x RD-252 (R-36P) 1x RD-0228 (R-36M) 1x RD-0255 (R-36MUTTKh) 1x RD-0255 (R-36M2) Third Stage: 1x RD-864 (R-36MUTTKh) 1x RD-869 (R-36M2)^[source]