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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) | UGM-133 Trident II |
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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] | SLBM[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | Active[source] | 1990–present[source] |
| Used by | India[source] | United States Navy Royal Navy |
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 source44 ft 6.6 in (13.579 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]
1st stage
Single source6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) (1st stage)[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 source130,000 lb (59,000 kg)[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; Full load (8x Mk5/W88)
Single sourceOperational; Full load (8x Mk5/W88) Reduced load (4x Mk5/W88)
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] | Lockheed Martin Space[source] |
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| Warhead | Conventional high explosive -unitary, penetration, cluster munitions , incendiary weapon , thermobaric , strategic nuclear weapon[source] | United States 1–8 Mk-5 RV / W88 (475 kt) or 1–12 Mk-4 RV/ W76-0 (100 kt) or 1–12 Mk-4A RV/ W-76-1 (90 kt) or Mk-7 RV/ W93 (planned) Single or multiple W76-2 (5–7 kt) United Kingdom Mk-4A RV/Holbrook (100 kt) Mk-7 RV/ A21 Astraea (planned)[source] |
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| Engine | Composite rocket motor[source] | Three solid-fuel rocket motors; first & second stage – Thiokol / Hercules solid-fueled rocket; third stage – United Technologies Corp. solid-fueled rocket[source] |
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| Propellant | Solid fuel[source] | NEPE-75 : Nitrate ester , plasticized polyethylene glycol -bound HMX , aluminum , ammonium perchlorate[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] | MK 6 astro-inertial guidance[source] |
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| Launch platform | Road/Rail mobile[source] | Ballistic missile submarine[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $30.9 million (1987 USD) ($87.6 million in 2025 dollars)[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1983[source] |
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| Steering system | — | Single movable nozzle actuated by a gas generator[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | 100 m[source] |
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Full load (8x Mk5/W88): 4,100 nmi (4,700 mi; 7,600 km) Reduced load (4x Mk5/W88): 6,220 nmi (7,160 mi; 11,520 km)[source]