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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) | Tayfun (missile) |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 24 Mach (Agni-V)[source] | Tayfun Block 1: Mach 5-6 Tayfun Block 4: Mach 5-10[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] | Short-range ballistic missile Medium-range ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | Turkey[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 sourceTayfun Block 1 Tayfun Block 4
Single sourceTayfun Block 1 6.5 m Tayfun Block 4 10 m[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]
Diameter
Single sourceTayfun Block Tayfun Block
Single sourceAgni-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]
Tayfun Block 1
Single sourceTayfun Block 4
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]
Effective; Tayfun Block 1
Single sourceEffective; Tayfun Block 4
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
2023[source] |
| Used by | India[source] | See Users[source] |
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| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation[source] | Roketsan[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] | Roketsan[source] |
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| Warhead | Conventional high explosive -unitary, penetration, cluster munitions , incendiary weapon , thermobaric , strategic nuclear weapon[source] | HE or fragmentation[source] |
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| Engine | Composite rocket motor[source] | — |
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| Propellant | Solid fuel[source] | Composite solid propellant[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] | GPS + GLONASS aided INS / INS only[source] |
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| Launch platform | Road/Rail mobile[source] | VOLAT truck[source] |
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| Designed | — | 2022[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2023 - present[source] |
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| No. built | — | Unknown[source] |
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| Variants | — | Tayfun (for Turkey)[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | Tayfun Block 1 : 500 kg Tayfun Block 4 : 700-1000 kg[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | GPS + GLONASS Aided INS: ≤5 m CEP[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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Tayfun Block 1 610 mm Tayfun Block 4 938 mm[source]
Tayfun Block 1 : 2300 kg Tayfun Block 4 : 7200 kg[source]
Tayfun Block 1 : 800 km (500 mi) Tayfun Block 4 : 1,000–1,500 km (620–930 mi)[source]