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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 sourceAgni-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 source20–22 metres (66–72 ft)[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]
~
Single source~80,000 kilograms (180,000 lb)[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; Operational range
Single source12,000–15,000 kilometres (7,500–9,300 mi)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Agni (missile) | DF-41 |
|---|---|---|
| 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] | ICBM[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | China[source] |
| In service | Active[source] | 2017[source] |
| Used by | India[source] | People's Liberation Army Rocket Force[source] |
| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)[source] |
| Warhead | Conventional high explosive -unitary, penetration, cluster munitions , incendiary weapon , thermobaric , strategic nuclear weapon[source] | MIRV (up to 10 warheads)[source] |
| Engine | Composite rocket motor[source] | Three-stage Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
| Propellant | Solid fuel[source] | — |
| Flight altitude | 300 km (Agni-I) 230 km (Agni-II), 350 km (Agni-III)[source] | — |
| 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] | Inertial , likely with stellar and satellite updates[source] |
| Launch platform | Road/Rail mobile[source] | Silo , road-mobile Transporter erector launcher , rail-mobile[source] |
| Accuracy | — | ~100 m CEP[source] |
| Status | — | The Dongfeng-41 or DF-41 ( simplified Chinese : 东风-41 ; traditional Chinese : 東風-41 ; lit. 'East Wind-41'; NATO reporting name : CH-SS-20 ; previously reported as CSS-10 ) is a fourth-generation Chinese solid-fuelled road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile operated by the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (formerly the Second Artillery Corps )[source] |