ABallistic missiles
Agni-V
Intermediate-range ballistic missile Reported Intercontinental ballistic missile capability
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ABallistic missiles
Intermediate-range ballistic missile Reported Intercontinental ballistic missile capability
At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source17.5 m[source]
Minuteman III
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Agni-V | LGM-30G Minuteman III |
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| Type | Intermediate-range ballistic missile Reported Intercontinental ballistic missile capability[source] | Intercontinental ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | Active[source] | Minuteman III: 1970–present[source] |
| Used by | Strategic Forces Command[source] |
Minuteman III: 59.9 ft (18.3 m)[source]
Maximum; 8.17 km/s
Single sourceMaximum; Terminal phase: Mach 24 (
Single sourceTerminal phase: Mach 24 (29,400 km/h; 18,300 mph; 8.17 km/s)[source]
Operational; air-burst or bunker buster variant
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single source7,000–8,000 kilometres (4,300–5,000 mi) 2,500–3,000 kilometres (1,600–1,900 mi) (air-burst or bunker buster variant)[source]
Operational; Minuteman III
Single sourceMinuteman III: 7,600 nmi (8,700 mi; 14,000 km)[source]
air-burst or bunker buster
Single sourceWarhead weight
Single source3,000–4,000 kilograms (6,600–8,800 lb) 7,500–8,000 kilograms (16,500–17,600 lb) ( air-burst or bunker buster )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] | Boeing[source] |
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| Unit cost | ₹ 50 crore (US$5 million)[source] | — |
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| Warhead | 3-6 (tested) 10-12 warheads Nuclear MIRVs[source] | Minuteman III: 2–3 × W62 (retired), 2–3 × W78 (retired), 1 × W78 (active), or 1 × W87 (active)[source] |
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| Engine | Three-stage solid rocket[source] | — |
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| Propellant | Solid fuel[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | RLG - INS + multi- GNSS + redundant micro-inertial navigation[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | 8 × 8 Tatra TEL Rail Mobile Launcher (Canisterised Missile Package)[source] | — |
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| Transport | Road[source] | — |
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| Operators | — | United States Air Force[source] |
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| Guidance | — | gimballed inertial navigation system[source]Minuteman III (LGM-30G); navigation system The Guidance Replacement Program replaces the NS20A Missile Guidance Set with the NS50 Missile Guidance Set.[source]Minuteman III (LGM-30G); Guidance Replacement Program |
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| Launch platforms | — | missile silos[source]Minuteman III; deployment described as of September 2017 |
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