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The 2000 km range nuclear weapon capable missile, already inducted into the country's arsenal, was successfully launched as a training exercise by the Strategic Forces Command on 9 August 2012. [31] [32] India on 7 April 2013 conducted the latest test of its nuclear-capable Agni-II strategic ballistic missile from a missile testing range in Odisha.
According to sources, Agni-VI missile is likely to carry up to 10 MIRV warheads [2] [6] and will have a strike range of 12,000 km, [1] though DRDO has refused to confirm the missile's range. [5] A senior DRDO scientist was quoted as saying that the new generation Agni-VI missile will be sleeker, easily transportable and would be readily deployed.
Agni-I (Agni "Fire") is a short-range ballistic missile [1] that was developed by DRDO of India in the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program.It is a single-stage missile that was developed after the Kargil War to fill the gap between the 250 km (160-mile) range of the Prithvi-II missile and the 2,500 km (1,600-mile) range of the Agni-II.
The DRDO chief V. K. Saraswat initially declined to disclose the exact range of Agni-V. [35] Later, however, he described Agni V as a missile with a range of 5,500–5,800 km. [24] Du Wenlong, a researcher at China's PLA Academy of Military Sciences, told the Chinese news agency, Global Times, that the missile has a range of around 8,000 ...
India on Thursday successfully test-fired a long-range “Agni-5” intercontinental nuclear-capable ballistic missile, a government minister said, that is expected to strengthen its deterrence ...
Maximum range Speed Warhead Introduction Status Image Reference Naval Anti-ship Missile NASM-SR: Short range AShM: INS with satellite guidance Imaging infrared: 55 km (34 mi) Mach 0.8 Conventional or Nuclear 100 kg TBD In development [35] [36] NASM-MR: Medium range AShM: 250 km (160 mi) Mach 0.7 Conventional 150 kg BrahMos: Brahmos-A: Cruise AShM
The Agni-III (IAST: Agni, lit. ' Fire ') is an Indian intermediate-range ballistic missile inducted into service in 2011 as the successor of the Agni-II. [7] It has a range of 3,500 to 5,000 kilometres (2,200 to 3,100 mi) and can reach targets deep inside neighbouring countries including Pakistan & China.
Agni-IV ("Fire") is the fourth in the Agni series of missiles which was earlier known as Agni II prime. It has been developed by India's DRDO and displayed a number of new technologies and significant improvement in missile technology. The missile is light-weight and has two stages of solid propulsion and a payload with re-entry heat shield. [9]