Agniv long range ballistic missile lrbm army technology. India on tuesday testfired its medium range nuclear capable agniii missile with a strike range of 2,000km from abdul kalam island off odisha coast, defence sources said. Thomas who is an indian scientist and director general of aeronautical systems and the former project director for agniiv missile in defence research and. General awareness for banking and competitive exams like rrb, rbi, ssc, upsc, fci, uiic, oicl, sbi clerks and po requires knowledge on many different subjects, one such subject is defence. With the success of agni, india has established its strong presence in the elite group of nations having long range ballistic missiles. Agnii uses solid propulsion booster and a liquid propulsion upper stage, derived from prithvi.
India successfully tests nuclear capable agni5 ballistic. It is part of the agni series of missiles, one of the missile systems under the original integrated guided missile development programme. India launches new generation strategic missile agni 5, drdo press release, 19 april 2012, agniv gives india longrange missile strike. The family of longerrange agni ballistic missiles, which are. Agniiia was later renamed as agniiv plugging the gap between agniii and agniiii. Name, category, and type of missiles of india is given in detail. It started comprehensive tests of a missile defence system in 2009 using radar technology, developed by the drdo jointly with israel and france. Agni india missile special weapons delivery systems.
Agni5 ballistic missile tested successfully the hindu. India on thursday successfully test fired its nuclearcapable agniiii ballistic missile with a strike range of more than 3,000 km from wheeler island off odisha coast. While the first test of agniiv in december 2010 was a failure, the second test flight in november 2011 was a success agniii, developed as part of medium and long range agni series of missile systems, has already been inducted into the armed forces. Today only it is announced for the 4th and last trial of agni v, which means it isnt included yet. Read more about indias missiles story on business standard. Missiles of india download pdf types of missiles of. Agni i uses solid propulsion booster and a liquid propulsion upper stage, derived from prithvi. The agni series of ballistic missiles is being developed under the integrated guided. Agni iv, the fourth in the agni series of missiles, has completed all trials successfully by january 2017. It is the first longrange intercontinental ballistic missile of india and is said to be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. By michael kraig, consultant to federation of american scientists. Indias indigenously designed and produced integrated missile development programme started in the late 1980s and has successfully testfired the prithvi, akash and agni series of missiles. Agni v icbm is indigenously designed and developed by defence research and development organisation drdo. All you need to know about the fireistic series of.
List of indian missiles with range, prithvi, agni, brahmos. A missile is said to be intercontinental ballistic missileicbm if missile. An agniii intermediate range ballistic missile on a roadmobile launcher. A surfacetosurface missile, it has a range of 150 km and a mounting capability of kg. Falling between the shortrange and mediumrange categories, it fills the gap between indias prithvi systems and the agni2.
India successfully test fires agni5 ballistic missile. Agni series missiles are multistage types thus differentiating them from the other missiles. Hours before the agni missile was to be tested in 1989, its pioneer apj abdul kalam received a hotline phone call from a top government official indicating tremendous pressure by the us and nato. The agni1 uses only the firststage motor of the agni2 platform. Unlike other missiles of indigenously built agni series, the. Compared to the original agni1 and agni2, the agni3 is shorter, wider, and capable of delivering a heavier warhead. Agni ii missile is a part of series of agni missile with a range of 2,000 km. It is a twostage missile with the first stage using the firststage solidfuel booster motor of the slv3 satellite launch vehicle. Agni 5 and missile technology, agni missile variants. Agni 5 missile is an indigenously developed surfacetosurface nuclear capable ballistic missile. The agni missiles are designed to extend the reach of indian nuclear capabilities. Indias ambitious missile programme and second strike capability. With this system, ballistic missile can be transported and can launched from any place.
India on tuesday testfired its medium range nuclear capable agniii missile with a strike range of 2,000 km from abdul kalam island off odisha coast, defence sources said. The missile reportedly has a strike range of 4,000 kilometres, leaving behind the older ones in the series as agnii had a strike range of 700km, agniii had 2,000km while agniiii could hit a. In this post we are providing you the list of all missiles of india. Currently, five of the missiles agni i, agni ii, agni iii, agni iv, agni v have been successfully launched, while the sixth missile is in the development phase. Download indian missiles list pdf for ssc, ias, ssc cpo,capf. All about indias agni series of missiles discussion in indian defence forum started by drsomnath999, sep 30. Agnii is a medium range 700 km to 1,200 km missile with one stage. Pdf indias ambitious missile programme and second strike. The success of the 5000kmrange agni v reflects indias longsought selfreliance in missile technology by continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our cookie policy unless you have disabled them. Agniv is a longrange ballistic missile lrbm being developed indigenously by the defence research and development organisation drdo of india. The agni1 is a shortrange, roadrailmobile, solid propellant ballistic missile.
After failing to reverseengineer a sa2 guideline sam as a viable ballistic missile under project devil in the 1970s, india formed the integrated guided missile development program igmdp in 1983 with the aim of. The missile canister itself sits on the agnivs transportcumtilting vehicle5 tct5, designed and developed by drdos vehicle research and development establishment, ahmednagar. Agni 5 missile all updates about agni 5 missile drdo. Agniiv, which is a nuclear capable missile, has a range of over 4,000 kilometres. The agniii missile has been tested for its full range and it has met all the mission objectives. The agniv, which was tested last week has a range of over 5,000 kilometres. Agni fire is a family of medium to intercontinental range ballistic. India today successfully testfired its nuclear capable surfacetosurface ballistic missile agni5 the most advanced missile in the agni series with a strike range of over 5000 kms. An agni ballistic missile on display at the republic day parade in new delhi. By the way, india has started working on agni vi missile and s. India missile chronology nuclear threat initiative. Agni5 ballistic missile tested successfully special correspondent. Agni5 is most advanced missile in the agni series with new technologies incorporated in it in terms of navigation and guidance, warhead and engine.
A nuclearcapable ballistic missile, agni 1 is the first of the fivemissile agni series launched in 1983 by the defence research and development organisation. Indias long range missiles such as agni iv and agni v are the core of its. The prithvi shortrange ballistic missile was indias sole operational bal. Work on a steamgas missile ejection system is currently underway for the agniv and canisterized ballistic missiles. Like prithvi, the agni was part of the original igmdp plan. Agni fire is a family of medium to intercontinental range ballistic missiles developed by india, named after one of the five elements of nature. It is the most advanced missile in the agni series, with a strike range of more than 3,000 miles and a payload of 1. Agni missile are medium to intercontinental range ballistic missiles. The agni fire is a twostage, intermediaterange ballistic missile irbm.
A new intercontinental ballistic missile variant, the agni v, is also being developed and is expected to enter service by 201718. Agni 2 missile nuclear capable missile by dr do issuu. Also, download the free pdf of list of important missiles of india given in the article. So, read on to know more about the fireistic missiles. The agni i is a short or intermediaterange ballistic missile. In a major shot in the arm for the countrys defence forces, india on thursday successfully testfired the nuclear capable agniv intercontinental ballistic. Whereas the agni2 is 20 m long, the newer missile is only 16. In 2010, the first test fire of nuclear capable agni ii ballistic missile was conducted successfully. A group photo of the team of agniiv missile including drdo chief shri avinash chander and the project director, agniiv, ms. India on sunday successfully testfired its indigenously developed nuclearcapable long range ballistic missile agni5, which has a strike range of 5,000 km, off the odisha coast. The first missile of the series, agni i was developed under the integrated guided missile development program igmdp and tested in. In may 1989, india testfired its first intermediaterange ballistic missile, the agni. Introduction to missiles international strategic and security studies. List of indian missiles and their range pdf cracku.
Drdo agni 5 all updates about drdo agniv an intercontinental ballistic missile. The range of agni i is 700 km, agni iii is 3,000 km. Complete list of indian missiles with range pdf file, nuclear, conventional, guided, agni series, nag, akash, trishul, brahmos, nirbhay, ballistic, cruise. India successfully test fires nuclearcapable agni iii. The first test firing of agni ii missile was done in 1999. List of indian missiles and their range pdf is an important topic for the general awareness section. This is one of the important topic for all competitive exams. India successfully testfires nuclear capable missile agni. Chinese media agni5, a 5,000km range intercontinental ballistic missile icbm, is widely. Agni 1 to agni 6 compared igmdp integrated guided missile development program is an indian ministry of defense program for the research and development of a. Agniiii is an intermediate range 3,000 km to 5,000 km missile with two stages. Media in category agni missiles the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total.
The agni3 is an intermediaterange, twostage solid propellant ballistic missile. Agni missiles are long range, nuclear weapons capable surface to surface ballistic missile. Each successive agniseries missile has had a stated range increment. Agniv is the most advanced missile in the agni series with new technologies incorporated in it in terms of navigation and.
Agniii is an intermediate range 2,000 km to 2,500 km missile with two stages. So keeping its importance in view we have taken strenuous effort and compiled the list of indian missiles and their range pdf. India tests ballistic missile, posing new threat to china. In april 2012, after the successful launch of agni v, saraswat revealed that india had no plan to cap the agni programme and there will be more missiles in the series of agni missile. India testfires medium range nuclear capable agniii missile. Agniv icbm is indigenously designed and developed by defence research and development organisation drdo.
Missiles india ballistic missiles launched from land or sea. The data logger is integrated to production series features. India successfully tests nuclear capable agni5 ballistic missile. India successfully testfires nuclear capable agniv. India test fires mediumrange nuclear capable agniii missile. In may 2012, reports confirmed the development of another icbm in the agni series, a threestage agni vi missile.