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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Measured figures
Length
Single source17.5 m[source]
approx
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Agni-V | YJ-21 |
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| Type | Intermediate-range ballistic missile Reported Intercontinental ballistic missile capability[source] | Hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | China[source] |
| In service | Active[source] | 2022–present[source] |
| Used by | Strategic Forces Command[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy |
approx. 8.3 metres (27 ft)[source]
Mass
Single source50000–56000 kg[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; approx claimed
Single sourceapprox. 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) (claimed)[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.
| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] | CALT ?/ SAST ?[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] | Conventional[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] | Sea platform: Type 055 destroyer Aerial platform: Xian H-6K[source] |
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| Transport | Road[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | — | In 2022, an unidentified hypersonic missile was revealed by the Chinese Navy ahead of its 73rd anniversary, launching from a universal vertical launch system of the Type 055 destroyer . The Chinese Navy did not reveal the missile's designation, but defense analysts believed it to be the ship-launched version of the YJ-21. However, with the emergence of the YJ-20 hypersonic missile in 2025, having a more closely aligned profile to the missile launched by Type 055 in 2022, analysts believed these were two separate missile developments.[source]YJ-21 · History and development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage According to a 2023 People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force article, the missile has a cruise speed of Mach 6, and a terminal speed of Mach 10. The missile could be launched from China's Type 055 destroyer or the H-6 bomber.[source]YJ-21 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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| Reported operators | — |
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