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Agni-IIIlarger figure on 1 of 3
RS-24 Yarslarger figure on 2 of 3
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Length
Single source17 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Agni-III | RS-24 Yars |
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| Type | Intermediate-range ballistic missile[source] | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | Russia[source] |
| In service | Active[source] | 2010–present[source] |
| Used by | Strategic Forces Command[source] | Russian Strategic Missile Troops |
22,500 mm[source]
Maximum; Mach 25 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 2
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 3
Single sourceMach 25 (30,600 km/h; 19,000 mph; 8,510 m/s)[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] | Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] | Votkinsk Machine Building 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] | 3 x 200 kiloton MIRV warheads[source] |
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| Engine | Multi-stage solid-propellant[source] | Three-stage Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Propellant | Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | > 450 km[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Mid-course: RLG - INS + multi- GNSS Terminal: IIR homing, radar scene matching, ARH[source] | Inertial with Glonass[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] | — |
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| Launch platform | 8 × 8 transporter erector launcher Rail mobile launcher[source] | Silo , road-mobile TEL MZKT-79221[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2009[source] |
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