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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) | Scud missile |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 24 Mach (Agni-V)[source] | Mach 5[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] | SRBM[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | Active[source] | 1957–present (Scud A) 1964–present (Scud B) 1965–present (Scud C) 1989–present (Scud D) |
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 source11.25 m (36.9 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]
Scud A
Single sourceScud B
Single sourceOperational; 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; Scud A
Single sourceOperational; Scud B
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| 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] | OKB Makeïev[source] |
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| Warhead | Conventional high explosive -unitary, penetration, cluster munitions , incendiary weapon , thermobaric , strategic nuclear weapon[source] | Conventional high-explosive, fragmentation, chemical VX warhead, thermonuclear[source] |
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| Engine | Composite rocket motor[source] | Single-stage liquid-fuel[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 , Scud-D adds DSMAC terminal guidance[source] |
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| Launch platform | Road/Rail mobile[source] | MAZ-543 Mobile Launcher[source] |
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| Wars | — | Yom Kippur War , Iran–Iraq War , Gulf War , Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) , Yemeni Civil War (1994) , First Chechen War , Second Chechen War , Libyan Civil War , Syrian Civil War , Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) , Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen , Second Nagorno-Karabakh War , 2026 Iran war[source] |
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| Designed | — | From 1950[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | 3,000 m (9,800 ft) Scud A 450 m (1,480 ft) Scud B 700 m (2,300 ft) Scud C 50 m (160 ft) Scud D[source] |
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Scud C
Single sourceScud D
Single source4,400 kg (9,700 lb) Scud A 5,900 kg (13,000 lb) Scud B 6,400 kg (14,100 lb) Scud C 6,500 kg (14,300 lb) Scud D[source]
Operational; Scud C
Single sourceOperational; Scud D
Single source180 km (110 mi) Scud A 300 km (190 mi) Scud B 600 km (370 mi) Scud C 700 km (430 mi) Scud D[source]