Agni-IV vs Agni (missile): Specs Compared

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ABallistic missiles

Agni-IV

Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile

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BBallistic missiles

Agni (missile)

Medium-range ballistic missile (Agni-I, Agni-II, Agni Prime) Intermediate-range ballistic missile (Agni-III, Agni-IV) Intercontinental ballistic missile (Agni-V, Agni VI)

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Agni-IVLength

20 m

Length source ↗

Agni (missile)Agni-II

21 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 19 rows sourced on both sides

20m

21mAgni-II

Length

All recorded figures & sources

20 m

Length

Single source

20 metres (66 ft)^[source]

15 m

Agni-I

Single source

21 m

Agni-II

Single source

17 m

Agni-III

Single source

20 m

Agni-IV

Single source

10.5 m

Agni-P

Single source

17.5 m

Agni-V

Single source

15 m (Agni-I) 21 m (Agni-II) 17 m (Agni-III) 20 m (Agni-IV) 17.5 m (Agni-V) 10.5 m(Agni-P)^[source]

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2mAgni-III, Agni V

Diameter

All recorded figures & sources

1 m

Agni-I, Agni-II

Single source

2 m

Agni-III, Agni V

Single source

1.2 m

Agni-IV

Single source

1.15 m

Agni P

Single source

1.1 m

Agni VI

Single source

1.0 m (Agni-I, Agni-II) 1.2 m(Agni-IV) 2.0 m (Agni-III, Agni V) 1.1 m (Agni VI) 1.15 m (Agni P)^[source]

17t

55tAgni VI

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

17,000 kg

Mass

Single source

17,000 kilograms (37,000 lb)^[source]

12,000 kg

Agni-I

Single source

16,000 kg

Agni-II

Single source

50,000 kg

Agni III

Single source

17,000 kg

Agni-IV

Single source

11,000 kg

Agni P

Single source

50,000 kg

Agni-V

Single source

55,000 kg

Agni VI

Single source

12,000 kg (Agni-I) 16,000 kg (Agni-II) 50,000 kg (Agni III) 17,000 kg (Agni-IV) 50,000 kg (Agni-V) 55,000 kg (Agni VI) 11,000 kg (Agni P)^[source]

4,000kmOperational; Operational range

11,000–12,000kmOperational; Agni VI

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4,000 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

4,000 km^[source]

700–1,200 km

Operational; Agni-I

Single source

2,000–3,500 km

Operational; Agni-II

Single source

3,000–5,000 km

Operational; Agni-III

Single source

3,500–4,000 km

Operational; Agni-IV

Single source

1,000–2,000 km

Operational; Agni Prime

Single source

7,000–8,000 km

Operational; Agni-V

Single source

11,000–12,000 km

Operational; Agni VI

Single source

700–1,200 km (Agni-I) 1,000–2,000 km (Agni Prime) 2,000–3,500 km (Agni-II) 3,000–5,000 km (Agni-III) 3,500–4,000 km (Agni-IV) 7,000–8,000 km (Agni-V) 11,000–12,000 km (Agni VI)^[source]

800kgWarhead weight

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Warhead mass

All recorded figures & sources

800 kg

Warhead weight

Single source

800 kg^[source]

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

Configuration

Details

Agni-IV and Agni (missile) configuration
Specification	Agni-IV	Agni (missile)
Speed	—	24 Mach (Agni-V)^[source]
Type	Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile^[source]	Medium-range ballistic missile (Agni-I, Agni-II, Agni Prime) Intermediate-range ballistic missile (Agni-III, Agni-IV) Intercontinental ballistic missile (Agni-V, Agni VI)^[source]
Place of origin	India^[source]	India^[source]
In service	Active^[source]	Active^[source]
Used by	Strategic Forces Command^[source]	India^[source]
Designer	Defence Research and Development Organisation^[source]	Defence Research and Development Organisation^[source]
Manufacturer	Bharat Dynamics Limited^[source]	Bharat Dynamics Limited^[source]
Warhead	Conventional, thermobaric , strategic nuclear weapon^[source]	Conventional high explosive -unitary, penetration, cluster munitions , incendiary weapon , thermobaric , strategic nuclear weapon^[source]
Engine	Multi-stage composite rocket motor^[source]	Composite rocket motor^[source]
Propellant	Solid fuel^[source]	Solid fuel^[source]
Flight altitude	900 kilometres (560 mi)^[source]	300 km (Agni-I) 230 km (Agni-II), 350 km (Agni-III)^[source]
Guidance system	RLG - INS + redundant micro-INS and digital control^[source]	Mid-course: Ring laser gyro inertial navigation system with GPS / NavIC satellite guidance Terminal: Imaging infrared homing , radar scene correlation, active radar homing^[source]
Accuracy	<100 m CEP^[source]	—
Launch platform	8 × 8 transporter erector launcher /Rail Mobile Launcher^[source]	Road/Rail mobile^[source]

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Agni-IV

Agni (missile)

Speed

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24 Mach (Agni-V)^[source]

Type

Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile^[source]

Medium-range ballistic missile (Agni-I, Agni-II, Agni Prime) Intermediate-range ballistic missile (Agni-III, Agni-IV) Intercontinental ballistic missile (Agni-V, Agni VI)^[source]

Place of origin

India^[source]

In service

Active^[source]

Used by

Strategic Forces Command^[source]

India^[source]

Designer

Defence Research and Development Organisation^[source]

Manufacturer

Bharat Dynamics Limited^[source]

Warhead

Conventional, thermobaric , strategic nuclear weapon^[source]

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

Engine

Multi-stage composite rocket motor^[source]

Composite rocket motor^[source]

Propellant

Solid fuel^[source]

Flight altitude

900 kilometres (560 mi)^[source]

300 km (Agni-I) 230 km (Agni-II), 350 km (Agni-III)^[source]

Guidance system

RLG - INS + redundant micro-INS and digital control^[source]

Mid-course: Ring laser gyro inertial navigation system with GPS / NavIC satellite guidance Terminal: Imaging infrared homing , radar scene correlation, active radar homing^[source]

Accuracy

<100 m CEP^[source]

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Launch platform

8 × 8 transporter erector launcher /Rail Mobile Launcher^[source]

Road/Rail mobile^[source]