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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) | Ghauri (missile) |
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| Speed | 24 Mach (Agni-V)[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] | MRBM[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | Pakistan[source] |
| In service | Active[source] | 2003 –present[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 source15.90 m (52.2 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]
Mass
Single source15,850 kg (34,940 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]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single sourceWarhead weight
Single source750 kg (1,650 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Used by | India[source] | Pakistan Army ( Army Strategic Forces Command )[source] |
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| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation[source] | Khan Research Laboratories (KRL)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] | Khan Research Laboratories[source] |
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| Warhead | Conventional high explosive -unitary, penetration, cluster munitions , incendiary weapon , thermobaric , strategic nuclear weapon[source] | HE / NE[source] |
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| Engine | Composite rocket motor[source] | Single Stage[source] |
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| Propellant | Solid fuel[source] | Liquid-propellant Fuel: TM-185 (20% Gasoline 80% Kerosene ) Oxidizer: AK-27I (73% HNO 3 , 27% N 2 O 4 )[source] |
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| Flight altitude | 300 km (Agni-I) 230 km (Agni-II), 350 km (Agni-III)[source] | 350 km (220 mi) reached in first test flight[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] | Inertial , Terminal[source] |
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| Launch platform | Road/Rail mobile[source] | Launch pad[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1994–2001[source] |
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| No. built | — | 30 (estimated 2021)[source] |
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| Variants | — | Ghauri-II , Ghauri-III[source] |
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| Blast yield | — | 12 kilotons of TNT (50 TJ)—35 kilotons of TNT (150 TJ)[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 760 kg (1,680 lb)–1,158 kg (2,553 lb)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Manual[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Atego x 8WD semi-trailer (with Pakistani military markings)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 12,912 kg (28,466 lb)[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | 190 m (620 ft) CEP[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | Ghauri–I[source] |
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