Agni-II vs Hwasong-11A: Specs Compared

ABallistic missiles

Agni-II

Medium Range Ballistic Missile

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of Hwasong-11A

BBallistic missiles

Hwasong-11A

Short-range ballistic missile

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Agni-IILength

21 m

Length source ↗

Hwasong-11ALength

8.77 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Agni-IIlarger figure on 4 of 4

Length+139%
Diameter+18%
Mass+164%
Range+405%

Hwasong-11Alarger figure on 0 of 4

None

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 25 rows sourced on both sides

21m

8.77m

Length+139%

All recorded figures & sources

21 m

Length

Single source

21 m^[source]

8.77 m

Length

Single source

8.77 m (28.8 ft)^[source]

1.3m

1.1m

Diameter+18%

All recorded figures & sources

1.3 m

Diameter

Single source

1.3 m^[source]

1.1 m

Diameter

Single source

1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)^[source]

16t

3,415–8,729kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

16,000 kg

Mass

Single source

16,000 kg (35,000 lb)^[source]

3,415–8,729 kg

Mass

Single source

3,415–8,729 kg (7,529–19,244 lb)^[source]

14,040km/hMaximum; 3.5 km/s (

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Speed

All recorded figures & sources

14,040 km/h

Maximum; 3.5 km/s (

Single source

3.5 km/s (14,040 km/h)^[source]

2,000–3,500kmOperational; Operational range

190–900kmOperational; Operational range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

2,000–3,500 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

2,000–3,500 km^[source]

190–900 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

190–900 km (120–560 mi)^[source]

1tWarhead weight

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Warhead mass

All recorded figures & sources

1,000 kg

Warhead weight

Single source

1,000 kg (2,200 lb)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Agni-II and Hwasong-11A configuration
Specification	Agni-II	Hwasong-11A
Type	Medium Range Ballistic Missile^[source]	Short-range ballistic missile^[source]
Place of origin	India^[source]	North Korea^[source]
In service	Active^[source]	2019–present^[source]
Used by	Strategic Forces Command^[source]	North Korea ( Korean People's Army Strategic Force ) Russia^[source]
Designer	Defence Research and Development Organisation^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Bharat Dynamics Limited^[source]	February 11 Plant^[source]
Unit cost	₹ 25 crore (US$2.6 million) to ₹ 35 crore (US$3.6 million)^[source]	—
No. built	12 (2017 est.)^[source]	—
Warhead	Conventional high explosive -unitary, penetration, sub-munitions , incendiary , thermobaric , strategic nuclear weapon^[source]	500–1,500 kg (1,100–3,300 lb), nuclear and conventional^[source]
Engine	Multi-stage solid rocket^[source]	Solid-fueled engine^[source]
Propellant	Solid fuel^[source]	Solid composite^[source]
Flight ceiling	405 km^[source]	—
Flight altitude	230 km^[source]	50–60 km (31–37 mi)^[source]
Guidance system	Mid-course: RLG - INS + multi- GNSS Terminal: Radar scene matching. Upgraded to ARH^[source]	Inertial navigation system (INS), possible satellite navigation^[source]
Accuracy	30–40 m CEP^[source]	35–200 m (115–656 ft)^[source]
Launch platform	Ashok Leyland /Tata transporter erector launcher^[source]	8×8 wheeled TEL Tracked launcher Railway car Silo^[source]
Wars	—	Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]
Designed	—	2018^[source]
Developed into	—	See § Variants^[source]

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Agni-II

Hwasong-11A

Type

Medium Range Ballistic Missile^[source]

Short-range ballistic missile^[source]

Place of origin

India^[source]

North Korea^[source]

In service

Active^[source]

2019–present^[source]

Used by

Strategic Forces Command^[source]

North Korea ( Korean People's Army Strategic Force ) Russia^[source]

Designer

Defence Research and Development Organisation^[source]

—

Manufacturer

Bharat Dynamics Limited^[source]

February 11 Plant^[source]

Unit cost

₹ 25 crore (US$2.6 million) to ₹ 35 crore (US$3.6 million)^[source]

—

No. built

12 (2017 est.)^[source]

—

Warhead

Conventional high explosive -unitary, penetration, sub-munitions , incendiary , thermobaric , strategic nuclear weapon^[source]

500–1,500 kg (1,100–3,300 lb), nuclear and conventional^[source]

Engine

Multi-stage solid rocket^[source]

Solid-fueled engine^[source]

Propellant

Solid fuel^[source]

Solid composite^[source]

Flight ceiling

405 km^[source]

—

Flight altitude

230 km^[source]

50–60 km (31–37 mi)^[source]

Guidance system

Mid-course: RLG - INS + multi- GNSS Terminal: Radar scene matching. Upgraded to ARH^[source]

Inertial navigation system (INS), possible satellite navigation^[source]

Accuracy

30–40 m CEP^[source]

35–200 m (115–656 ft)^[source]

Launch platform

Ashok Leyland /Tata transporter erector launcher^[source]

8×8 wheeled TEL Tracked launcher Railway car Silo^[source]

Wars

—

Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]

Designed

—

2018^[source]

Developed into

—

See § Variants^[source]