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
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Agni-Vlarger figure on 2 of 3
Shaheen-IIIlarger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source17.5 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Agni-V | Shaheen-III |
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| Type | Intermediate-range ballistic missile Reported Intercontinental ballistic missile capability[source] | MRBM[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | Pakistan[source] |
| In service | Active[source] | 2015–present[source] |
| Used by | Strategic Forces Command[source] | Pakistan Army ( Army Strategic Forces Command ) |
19.30 m (63.3 ft)[source]
Mass
Single source50000–56000 kg[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; Operational range
Single sourceOperational; air-burst or bunker buster variant
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; Operational range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceair-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.
| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation[source] | National Engineering & Scientific Commission (NESCOM)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] | National Engineering & Scientific Commission[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] | HE / NE[source] |
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| Engine | Three-stage solid rocket[source] | Multi-stage[source] |
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| Propellant | Solid fuel[source] | Solid-fuel[source] |
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| Guidance system | RLG - INS + multi- GNSS + redundant micro-inertial navigation[source] | Inertial , Terminal ,[source] |
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| Launch platform | 8 × 8 Tatra TEL Rail Mobile Launcher (Canisterised Missile Package)[source] | Transporter erector launcher (TEL), launch pad[source] |
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| Transport | Road[source] | — |
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| Designed | — | 2003–2013[source] |
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| Variants | — | Ababeel[source] |
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| Blast yield | — | >50 kilotons of TNT (210 TJ)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Automatic[source] |
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| Suspension | — | WS21200 16WD (with Pakistani military markings)[source] |
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