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ABallistic missiles
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)
At a glance
Measured figures
Agni-I
Single sourceAgni-II
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Agni (missile) | DF-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 24 Mach (Agni-V)[source] | Up to 8.16 km/s (Mach 25)[source] |
| Type | 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] | Intercontinental ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| In service | Active[source] |
Agni-III
Single sourceAgni-IV
Single sourceAgni-P
Single sourceAgni-V
Single source15 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]
Length
Single source21.6 m (70 ft 10 in)[source]
Agni-I
Single sourceAgni-II
Single sourceAgni III
Single sourceAgni-IV
Single sourceAgni P
Single sourceAgni-V
Single sourceAgni VI
Single source12,000 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]
Mass
Single source54 t (54,000 kg ; 60 short tons )[source]
Operational; Agni-I
Single sourceOperational; Agni-II
Single sourceOperational; Agni-III
Single sourceOperational; Agni-IV
Single sourceOperational; Agni Prime
Single sourceOperational; Agni-V
Single sourceOperational; Agni VI
Single source700–1,200 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]
Operational; DF-31
Single sourceOperational; DF-31A
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
2006 (DF-31), 2007 (DF-31A), 2017 (DF-31B)[source]
| Used by | India[source] | People's Liberation Army Rocket Force[source] |
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| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] | Academy of Rocket Motors Technology (ARMT)[source] |
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| Warhead | Conventional high explosive -unitary, penetration, cluster munitions , incendiary weapon , thermobaric , strategic nuclear weapon[source] | 425 kilotonnes of TNT (1,780 TJ)[source] |
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| Engine | Composite rocket motor[source] | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Propellant | Solid fuel[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | 300 km (Agni-I) 230 km (Agni-II), 350 km (Agni-III)[source] | Up to 1,200 km (750 mi)[source] |
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| Guidance system | Mid-course: Ring laser gyro inertial navigation system with GPS / NavIC satellite guidance Terminal: Imaging infrared homing , radar scene correlation, active radar homing[source] | Astro-inertial guidance with BeiDou Navigation Satellite System[source] |
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| Launch platform | Road/Rail mobile[source] | Silo, 8 axle TEL[source] |
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| Unit cost | — |
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| Accuracy | — | 100 m CEP for silo launched and 150–300 m for TEL-launched.[source] |
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7,200–8,000 km (4,500–5,000 mi) (DF-31) 13,200 km (8,200 mi) (DF-31A)[source]