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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) | OTR-21 Tochka |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 24 Mach (Agni-V)[source] | 1.8 km/s (1.1 mi/s; Mach 5.3)[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] | Tactical ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | Soviet Union[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 source6,400 mm (250 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]
Scarab A
Single sourceScarab B
Single source2,000 kg (4,400 lb) Scarab A 2,010 kg (4,430 lb) Scarab B
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; Scarab A
Single sourceMaximum; Scarab B
Single sourceSingle-stage solid-propellant rocket
Single sourceSingle-stage solid-propellant rocket 96kN[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1976–present (Scarab A) 1989–present (Scarab B)[source] |
| Used by | India[source] | See Operators[source] |
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| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] | KBM ( Kolomna )[source] |
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| Warhead | Conventional high explosive -unitary, penetration, cluster munitions , incendiary weapon , thermobaric , strategic nuclear weapon[source] | Fragmentation, cluster, 100 kt nuclear warhead, EMP , or chemical filling[source] |
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| Engine | Composite 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] | Inertial guidance , Tochka-R added passive radar against radar installations[source] |
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| Launch platform | Road/Rail mobile[source] | BAZ-5921 Mobile TEL[source] |
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| Wars | — | Yemeni Civil War (1994) First Chechen War Second Chechen War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $300,000[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1973[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 1 × OTR 21/9K79 Tactical Ballistic Missile[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | 150 m (Tochka) 95 m (Tochka-U)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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70 km (43 mi) Scarab A 120 km (75 mi) Scarab B[source]