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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]
estimated
Single source25 m (82 ft) (estimated)[source]
Agni-I, Agni-II
Single sourceAgni-III, Agni V
Single sourceAgni-IV
Single sourceAgni P
Single sourceAgni VI
Single source1.0 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]
estimated
Single source2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) (estimated)[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]
55–60 tons (estimated)[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 source15,000 km (9,300 mi)[source]
three stage solid fuel rocket motor 100 tf (
Single sourcethree stage solid fuel rocket motor 100 tf (980 kN)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Agni (missile) | Hwasong-18 |
|---|---|---|
| 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] | Intercontinental ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | North Korea[source] |
| In service | Active[source] | 2023–present[source] |
| Used by | India[source] | Korean People's Army Strategic Force[source] |
| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] | North Korea[source] |
| Warhead | Conventional high explosive -unitary, penetration, cluster munitions , incendiary weapon , thermobaric , strategic nuclear weapon[source] | nuclear weapon , possibly MIRV[source] |
| Engine | Composite rocket motor[source] | — |
| Propellant | Solid fuel[source] | solid fuel[source] |
| Flight altitude | 300 km (Agni-I) 230 km (Agni-II), 350 km (Agni-III)[source] | 6,648 km (4,131 mi) (lofted trajectory)[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] | — |
| Launch platform | Road/Rail mobile[source] | 9-axle transporter erector launcher[source] |
| Produced | — | 2023–present[source] |
| No. built | — | Unknown[source] |
| Hangul | — | 화성포-18형[source] |
| Hanja | — | 火星砲18型[source] |
| Lit. | — | Mars Artillery Type 18[source] |
| RR | — | Hwaseongpo-18hyeong[source] |
| MR | — | Hwasŏngp'o-18hyŏng[source] |