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Agni-IIIlarger figure on 4 of 4
Hwasong-11Alarger figure on 0 of 4
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Length
Single source17 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Agni-III | Hwasong-11A |
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| Type | Intermediate-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] |
8.77 m (28.8 ft)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source2,490 kg[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] | February 11 Plant[source] |
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| Unit cost | ₹ 250 million (US$3 million) – ₹ 350 million (US$4 million)[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Conventional, thermobaric , nuclear[source] | 500–1,500 kg (1,100–3,300 lb), nuclear and conventional[source] |
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| Engine | Multi-stage solid-propellant[source] | Solid-fueled engine[source] |
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| Propellant | Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene[source] | Solid composite[source] |
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| Flight altitude | > 450 km[source] | 50–60 km (31–37 mi)[source] |
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| Guidance system | Mid-course: RLG - INS + multi- GNSS Terminal: IIR homing, radar scene matching, ARH[source] | Inertial navigation system (INS), possible satellite navigation[source] |
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| Steering system | Flex-nozzle thrust vectoring (first and second stage)[source] | — |
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| Accuracy | 40 m CEP[source] | 35–200 m (115–656 ft)[source] |
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| Launch platform | 8 × 8 transporter erector launcher Rail mobile launcher[source] | 8×8 wheeled TEL Tracked launcher Railway car Silo[source] |
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| Wars | — | Russo-Ukrainian war[source] |
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| Designed | — | 2018[source] |
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| Developed into | — | See § Variants[source] |
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