Agni (rocket)

Basic data
country	India
ind. designation	Agni
Alternative names
class	Medium-range missile / ICBM
payload
Warhead	nuclear 15–200 kT or others
length	15 m (Agni-I) 21 m (Agni-II) 17 m (Agni-III) 17.5 m (Agni-V)
diameter	1.0 m (Agni-I, Agni-II) 2.0 m (Agni-III, Agni V) 1.1 m (Agni VI)
Takeoff weight	12,000 kg (Agni-I) 16,000 kg (Agni-II) 48,000 kg (Agni-III) 49,000 kg (Agni-V) 55,000 kg (Agni VI)
drive	one-stage (Agni-I) 2.5-stages (Agni-II) two-stage (Agni-III)
Range	700–1,200 km (Agni-I) 2,000–3,500 km (Agni-II) 3,500–5,000 km (Agni-III) over 5,500 km (Agni-V) 8,000–10,000 km (Agni VI)
in service	2006 test phase

Agni is a series of Indian medium-range ballistic missiles / ICBMs ( Agni-V and Agni-VI ). Agni is Sanskrit / Hindi and stands for fire as one of the natural elements.

Various systems have been developed over time. All of these missiles can be equipped with nuclear warheads (see Indian nuclear program ). The Indian Defense Research and Development Organization is responsible for the majority of the development .

Agni-I

The Agni I missile was first tested in 1989. It has a range of 700–1,300 km.

Agni-II

Agni II followed in 1999 with a range of 2,000–2,500 km.

Agni III

Range of Agni III

The range of Agni III is 3,000-5,000 km ( medium-range missile ) and thus includes major cities in China , including Beijing and Shanghai . The Agni III has a two-stage solid engine (HTPB / AP / AI) and, in contrast to their predecessors not only by land-based launchers such as mobile missile launchers 8 x 8 Tatra TELAR or mobile rail launchers, but also submarines started to be. The steering takes place via an inertial navigation system and an additional GPS .

India tested the Agni III for the first time in July 2006. The Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes had already described tests as overdue in 2003 and announced tests for the same year.

Agni IV

Agni-IV was tested for the first time on November 15, 2011. It has a range of 4000 km, 20 m length, 17000 kg mass. The steering uses very precise laser gyroscopes . The payload is nuclear, conventional, or an aerosol bomb .

The Agni-IV was the first rocket of the Agni project, which was developed under the responsibility of the current (2018) general director of the space department of the DRDO Tessy Thomas .

Agni-V

The successful maiden flight of the Agni V ICBM took place in April 2012 . Pakistan tested an extended-range nuclear-capable medium-range missile called the Sahin-I a week later .

gallery

Agni-I
Agni-II
Agni III
Agni IV
Agni-V

Web links

Commons : Agni missiles - collection of images, videos and audio files

Agni - Strategic Ballistic Missile ( Memento from March 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
With a little help from our friends . (from the Bulletin of the atomic scientist , 1989) - how civil German missile technology was used militarily
Nuclear weapons A – Z: Agni III missile

Individual evidence

↑ indianexpress.com
^ ^A ^b Y. Mallikarjun: Agni-II missile test-fired successfully . In: The Hindu , May 18, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
^ Nuclear-capable Agni-III missile test-fired . In: Deccan Herald , February 7, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
↑ ^a ^b ^c DRDO plans to test 10 missiles this year . In: The Times of India , January 27, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
↑ ibnlive.in.com
↑ missilethreat.com ( Memento from October 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Eyeing China, India to enter ICBM club in 3 months . In: Times of India , November 17, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
^ Agni: India's fire power . Brahmand.com. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
^ India missile chronology. In: nti.org . July 2011, accessed September 8, 2018 .
↑ Agni I . In: Bharat Rakshak - Missiles Section . Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on October 14, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
↑ Christine Möllhoff: India is testing “China Killer” . In: RP Online , April 20, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
^ Kai Küstner: Pakistan tests medium-range missile capable of nuclear weapons . In: tagesschau.de . April 25, 2012. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved on August 12, 2012.

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[hindu20100518-2] A ^b Y. Mallikarjun: Agni-II missile test-fired successfully . In: The Hindu , May 18, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2011.

[deccanherald51332-3] Nuclear-capable Agni-III missile test-fired . In: Deccan Herald , February 7, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[toi28376198-4] DRDO plans to test 10 missiles this year . In: The Times of India , January 27, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[5] ve.in.com

[6] ssilethreat.com ( Memento from October 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

[TOI30409335-7] Eyeing China, India to enter ICBM club in 3 months . In: Times of India , November 17, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2012.

[8] Agni: India's fire power . Brahmand.com. Retrieved October 20, 2011.

[9] India missile chronology. In: nti.org . July 2011, accessed September 8, 2018 .

[BR_Agni1-10] Agni I . In: Bharat Rakshak - Missiles Section . Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on October 14, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[11] Christine Möllhoff: India is testing “China Killer” . In: RP Online , April 20, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.

[12] Kai Küstner: Pakistan tests medium-range missile capable of nuclear weapons . In: tagesschau.de . April 25, 2012. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved on August 12, 2012.