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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) | Kh-47M2 Kinzhal |
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| 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] | Air-launched ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | Russia[source] |
| In service | Active[source] | 2017–present[source] |
| Used by | India[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]
estimated
Single source7.2 m (23 ft 7 in) (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 source1,200 mm (47 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]
Mass
Single source4,300 kg (9,500 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; including range of launching aircraft
Single source2,000 km (1,200 mi), including range of launching aircraft[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Russian Aerospace Forces[source]
| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation[source] | Believed to be: Votkinsk Plant State Production Association and Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] | KBM[source] |
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| Warhead | Conventional high explosive -unitary, penetration, cluster munitions , incendiary weapon , thermobaric , strategic nuclear weapon[source] | Low yield nuclear warhead (5 to 50 kt ) or conventional HE[source] |
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| Engine | Composite rocket motor[source] | Solid-propellant rocket motor[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] | — |
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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] | INS , mid-course update[source] |
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| Launch platform | Road/Rail mobile[source] | MiG-31BM/K Tu-22M3M Su-34 (reportedly) Su‐57 (planned)[source] |
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| Wars | — | Russo-Ukrainian war[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$10 million[source] |
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| Steering system | — | Four cropped delta‐fins[source] |
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| References | — | Janes , CSIS[source] |
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