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Agni-V

19 April 2012 tes t launch of the Agni V

Type Intercontinental ballistic

missile[1][2]

Place of origin India

Service history

In service 2014[3][4] (testing)

Used by Strategic Forces Command

Production history

Manufacturer Defence Research and

Development Organization

(DRDO),

Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)

Unit cost 50 crore (US$9 million)[5]

Specifications

Weight 50,000 kg[6]

Length 17.5 m[7]

Diameter 2 metres (6 ft 7 in)

Warhead Nuclear

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Further information: Agni (missile)

Agni-V is an intercontinental ballistic missile developed by

the Defence Research and Development Organisation

(DRDO) of India. It is part of the Agni series of missiles,

one of the missile systems under the original Integrated

Guided Missile Development Programme. According to

DRDO chief, the exact range of Agni V is "classified"[10]

but afterwards he described Agni V as a missile with a

range of 5,500-5,800 km.[3]

Contents

1 Development

2 Preparation for testing

3 First test launch

4 Description

4.1 Propulsion

4.2 Mobility

4.3 MIRVs

5 Reactions to testing

5.1 Domestic5.2 Otherstates

5.3 International organizations

6 See also

7 References

8 External links

evelopment

Senior defence scientist M. Natrajan disclosed in 2007

that DRDO was working on an upgraded version of the

Agni III, known as the Agni-V (Earlier known as Agni-III*

and Agni-IV), and that it would be ready in 4 years.[13]

The missile was to have a range of more than 5,000

kilometres (3,100 mi).[14]

The Agni-V is expected to be operational by 2014 to

2015 after four to five repeatable tests by the
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Warhead weight 1,500 kilograms (3,300 lb)[12]

Engine Three stage solid fuel

Operationalrange

Over 5,000 kilometres

(3,100 mi)[1][9][10]

Speed Mach 24[8]

Guidancesystem Ring laser gyroscope and inertialnavigation system, optionally

augmented by GPS. Terminal

guidance with possible radar

scene correlation

Launch

platform

8 x 8 Tatra TEL and rail mobile

launcher (canisterised missile

package) [11]

Transport Road or rail mobile

DRDO.[3][4][15] Indian authorities believe that the solid-fuelled Agni-V is more than adequate to meet current

threat perceptions and security concerns. The missile will

allow India to strike targets across Asia and into

Europe.[15] The missile was designed to be easy totransport by road through the utilization of a canister-

launch missile system which is distinct from those of the

earlier Agni missiles.[7]

Agni-V would also carry MIRV(multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles)

payloads being concurrently developed.[16] A single MIRVequipped missile can deliver multiple warheads at different

targets.[16]

With a "launch mass" of around 50 tonnes (49 long tons;

55 short tons) and a development cost of over

2,500 crore (US$455 million), Agni-V will incorporate

advanced technologies involving ring laser gyroscope and

accelerometer for navigation and guidance. It takes its firststage from Agni-III, with a modified second stage and a

miniaturised third stage to ensure it can fly to distances of 5,000 kilometres (3,100 mi). With a canister-launch

system to impart higher road mobility, the missile will give the armed forces much greater operational flexibility than

the earlier-generation of Agni missiles. According to a source, the accuracy levels of Agni-V and the 3,800-

kilometre (2,400 mi) Agni-IV (first tested in November 2011), with their better guidance and navigation systems,

are far higher than Agni-I (700 km [430 mi]), Agni-II (2,000 km [1,200 mi]) and Agni-III (3,000 km

[1,900 mi]).[15]

Preparation for testing

The Indian defence minister A. K. Antony, addressing the annual DRDO awards ceremony, asked defence

scientists to demonstrate the 5,000-kilometre (3,100 mi) missile's capability at the earliest opportunity. [7] DRDO

chief V. K. Saraswat told Times of India in mid-2011 that DRDO had tested the three solid-propellant composite

rocket motor stages of Agni-V independently and all ground tests had been completed. In September 2011,

Saraswat confirmed that the first test flight would be conducted in 2012 from Wheeler Island off the Orissa

coast.[15][17]

In February 2012, a source revealed that DRDO was almost ready for the test, but there were scheduling and

logistical issues since the missile was to traverse halfway across the Indian Ocean. Countries like Indonesia and

Australia as well as international air and maritime traffic in the test zone had to be alerted 7 10 days before the

test. Moreover, Indian Navy warships, with DRDO scientists and tracking and monitoring systems, were to be

positioned midway and near the impact point in the southern Indian Ocean.[15]

First test launch

On 19 April 2012 at 08.05 am, the Agni V was successfully test-fired by DRDO from Wheeler Island off the coa

of Orissa.[18] The test launch was made from the Launch Complex 4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at

Wheeler Island using a rail mobile launcher.[19] The flight time lasted 20 minutes and the third stage fired the re-
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Agni missile range.

entry vehicle into the atmosphere at an altitude of 100 kilometres (62 mi). The missile re-entry vehicle subsequentl

impacted the pre-designated target point more than 5,000 kilometres (3,100 mi) away in the Indian Ocean. [20] Th

director of the test range, S.P. Das, informed BBC that all test parameters were met. [21] According to news reporthe Agni-V was able to hit the target nearly at pin-point accuracy, within a few metres of the designated target

point.[22]

Chinese experts though, felt that the missile has the potential to reach targets 8000 km away and that the Indian

government had deliberately downplayed the missile's capability in order to avoid causing concern to other

countries.[23][24] The exact range of Agni-V is classified.[10]

escription

Propulsion

The Agni-V is a three stage solid fuelled missile with composite

motor casing in the second and third stage.[25] In many aspects, the

Agni-5 carries forward the Agni-3 pedigree. With composites used

extensively to reduce weight, and a third stage added on (the Agni-

was a two-stage missile), the Agni-5 can fly significantly more to

inter-continental range.

Total flight duration for the first flight test of Agni-V on 29 April

2012 was for 1130 seconds. The first stage ignited for 90 seconds.[26]

Mobility

"The Agni-5 is specially tailored for road-mobility," explains Avinash Chander, Director, ASL. "With the canister

having been successfully developed, all India's future land-based strategic missiles will be canisterised as well."[27]

The missile will utilise a canister and will be launched from it. Made of maraging steel, a canister must provide a

hermetically sealed atmosphere that preserves the missile for years. During firing, the canister must absorb

enormous stresses when a thrust of 300 to 400 tonnes (300 to 390 long tons; 330 to 440 short tons) is generated

to eject the 50 tonnes (49 long tons; 55 short tons) missile.[27]

MIRVs

Agni-V will feature Multiple Independent Re-entry Vehicles (MIRVs) with each missile being capable of carrying

210 separate nuclear warheads.[28] Each warhead can be assigned to a different target, separated by hundreds okilometres; alternatively, two or more warheads can be assigned to one target.[27] MIRVs ensure a credible secon

strike capability even with few missiles.

Reactions to testing

Domestic

In India, the success of the launch was received with much acclaim and widespread media coverage. Prime
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Minister Manmohan Singh congratulated the DRDO by issuing a statement: "I congratulate all the scientific and

technical personnel of the DRDO and other organisations who have worked tirelessly in our endeavour to

strengthen the defence and security of our country. Today's successful Agni-V test launch represents another

milestone in our quest to add to the credibility of our security and preparedness and to continuously explore the

frontiers of science. The nation stands together in honouring the scientific community who have done the country

proud."[29] Missile program director Avinash Chander commented that the launch signified "giant strides taken by

India in its integrated missile development programme."[30] The Defence Minister A.K. Antony also congratulated

the DRDO chief Dr. V.K. Saraswat and DRDO team including its Programme director Dr. Avinash Chander andsaid that "The immaculate success of the Agni-5 is a major milestone in the country's missile research and

development programme."[31][32] Kanwal Sibal, former foreign secretary of India wrote, "In reality, while self-

restraint and attachment to peace do mark our policies, we choose soft options also because we are conscious of

our weakness and lack of military preparedness. [..] China, in any case, possesses missiles with even longer range

Earlier it was India that was vulnerable to Chinese missiles and now the reverse will be true, creating a better

balance in deterrence."[33]

Other states

People's Republic of China A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry, Liu Weimin, said, "China andIndia are large developing nations. We are not competitors but partners. We believe that both sides should

cherish the hard-won good state of affairs at present, and work hard to uphold friendly strategic co-

operation to promote joint development and make positive contributions towards maintaining peace and

stability in the region."[21] The state-owned China Central Television (CCTV) reported that the test was "a

historic moment for India, and it shows that India has joined the club of the countries that own ballistic

missiles."[21] However, CCTV listed some of the missile's shortcomings and reported that "it does not pose

threat in reality." More negative commentary can be found in Global Times, which reported that India "still

lags behind in infrastructure construction, but its society is highly supportive of developing nuclear power an

the West chooses to overlook India's disregard of nuclear and missile control treaties" and warned India noto "over-estimate its strength". Subsequently, they also claimed that although India may have missiles that ca

reach all parts of China, India stands "no chance in an overall arms race" with the country. [28][34] Chinese

experts felt that the missile actually has the potential to reach targets 8,000 kilometres (5,000 mi) away and

that the Indian government had "deliberately downplayed the missile's capability in order to avoid causing

concern to other countries".[23][35]

Pakistan Pakistani websites and news agencies prominently displayed news of the launch. [36] An

article by the Associated Press reported that Pakistani officials showed no concern, with the foreign office

spokesman Mozzam Ahmed Khan saying only that India had informed it of the test ahead of time in line wit

an agreement they have."[37]

United Kingdom The BBC reported that the launch marked the moment India joined an "elite nuclear

club" that also included China, Russia, France, the US, the UK and possibly Israel. [21]

United States The United States stated that India boasted of an excellent non-proliferation record an

that it had engaged with the international community on such issues.[38] Mark C. Toner, a US State

Department spokesman said, "We urge all nuclear-capable states to exercise restraint regarding nuclear

capabilities. That said, India has a solid nonproliferation record."[39] Moreover, responding to comparisons

with North Korea's attempted launch of a long-range rocket that same week, Jay Carney said that, "India's

record stands in stark contrast to that of North Korea, which has been subject to numerous sanctions, as

you know, by the United Nations Security Council."[37]
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A Washington-based think tank has claimed that The US is supportive of India's efforts to close missile gap

with China and is comfortable with the progress being made by New Delhi in this regard. Lisa Curtis, senior

research fellow for South Asia, and Baker Spring, research fellow in National Security Policy, at The

Heritage Foundation, a conservative thinktank said in a commentary, The lack of US condemnation of

India's latest missile test demonstrates that the US is comfortable with Indian progress in the nuclear and

missile fields and appreciates India's need to meet the emerging strategic challenge posed by rising China.

It is telling that no country has criticised India's missile test, the US experts wrote. [40] The US change in

position with regard to Indian missile capabilities demonstrates how far the US-India relationship has evolveover the last decade, Curtis and Spring said.[41]

International organizations

NATO NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen stated that they did not think India was

missile threat, nor a threat to NATO and its allies, despite India's advancement in missile technology.[42]

See also

Agni missile system

India and weapons of mass destruction

Related development

Agni III

Agni VI

K Series missiles

Related lists

List of nuclear weapons

List of states with nuclear weapons

Related people

V. K. Saraswat, Director General of DRDO

R. K. Gupta, Project Director for Agni-V[43]

Tessy Thomas, Project Director (Mission) for Agni-V[43]

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