Agni V Missile

[LETHALFORCE]

i don't think we have any plans to induct long range bombers in near future.also the cage like launcher of aad it seems that it can launsh only one interceptor at a time.i think the drdo should work on something tel of s-300/s-400 sam for our indegeneous bmd programme.

These trucks will probably be carrying 4-8 interceptors each, when the BMD is in place it can handle a salvo of 60+ missiles according to scientists.

 

[Yatharth Singh]

Incoming missile will be in mid course near our border we don't have the capability to intercept at that time. So deploying near border is not necessary.

Ballastic Missiles fly at a very high altitude and can be detected long before they reach our borders so once and for all, mobile launchers are the one and only option for interceptors and if one launcher carry one interceptor then there`s nothing wrong as their size cant be reduced.

 

[Patriot]

India developing 5,000 km-range Agni missile: Antony

NEW DELHI (PTI): India is developing a 5,000 km-range Agni ballistic missile, Defence Minister A K Antony said Friday.

"India has reached an appreciable level of competence in missile technologies, with a reach capability of 3,500 kilometres. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is developing Agni missile with a capacity to reach 5000 kilometres," he said here.

The Defence Minister was addressing a conference of heads of DRDO laboratories.

Under its missile development programme, India is developing ballistic missiles with longer ranges and had recently successfully test-fired the 3,500 km-range Agni-III missile from a launch facility. The Agni-series also includes missile variants with ranges between 700 and 2,500 km.

The 5,000 km-range Agni-V is a further advancement of the existing systems and it is expected to be test-fired later this year, sources said.

Other missiles developed by the DRDO are the Prithvi and its variants with ranges upto 350 km, surface-to-air Akash missile defence system with a range of 25-30 km and the short- range anti-tank NAG missile.

The Trishul air defence missile system programme was scrapped by the DRDO after it was marred by delays.

In his address, the Defence Minister asked the DRDO to speed up the development trials and induction of Interceptor Missile as part of the credible Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD).

 

[bengalraider]

Found this graphical representation video of the agni 5 launch, thought you guys would love it.
[video]http://youtu.be/rAJf8_L-Oqc[/video]

 

[pmaitra]

^^ Thanks BR,

I'll embed it here if you don't mind:

 

[plugwater]

Why there is a gap between every stages ? They could decrease the length of the missile if they can avoid the gaps.

 

[pmaitra]

^^ Good point. They also don't look particularly cool. I also wonder why the base of the black cone at the tip (heat shield?) has a smaller diameter than the diameter of the rocket.

Nonetheless, as long as it does the job, 3 cheers for it!

 

[plugwater]

Thanks Pmaitra,

The missile tip varies according to the requirements. Its in cone shape as it helps to increase the speed and also we use only one warhead but if we want to use multiple warhead means we may have to adapt blunt shaped warhead instead of cone.

 

[pmaitra]

Thanks Pmaitra,

The missile tip varies according to the requirements. Its in cone shape as it helps to increase the speed and also we use only one warhead but if we want to use multiple warhead means we may have to adapt blunt shaped warhead instead of cone.

Thanks for the explanation manc. Perhaps the heat shield containing a single warhead is smaller and a smaller heat shield means lesser weight for the missile. Obviously, one will not use a larger cone with a larger base to match the diameter of the missile for the sake of 'looking cool' at the expense of weight.

 

[plugwater]

Thanks for the explanation manc. Perhaps the heat shield containing a single warhead is smaller and a smaller heat shield means lesser weight for the missile. Obviously, one will not use a larger cone with a larger base to match the diameter of the missile for the sake of 'looking cool' at the expense of weight.

Having a blunt shaped tip instead of cone itself helps. Blunt shape has greater advantages against heating than cone during reentry.

Little adjustments in paint job can make the cone looks like it has the same base size as that of missile

 

[bengalraider]

found this as well, cannot vouch for authenticity!
the guy claims it's a pic of the AGNI V's MIRV set.

 

[sayareakd]

found this as well, cannot vouch for authenticity!
the guy claims it's a pic of the AGNI V's MIRV set.

BR this pic is on internet for very long time

this is not agni V MIRVs assembly.

 

[shuvo@y2k10]

can anyone give a rough estimate of how many agni2 india has?and how many agni3 and agni5 would be sufficient for deterent against china keeping in mind that indian strategic missiles can be used for conventional strikes as well?

 

[sayareakd]

can anyone give a rough estimate of how many agni2 india has?and how many agni3 and agni5 would be sufficient for deterent against china keeping in mind that indian strategic missiles can be used for conventional strikes as well?

50 agni 3
70 agni 2
will be good for deterrent for China, keeping in mind K15 missile and our fighter based nukes.

Agni for conventional strikes, these are very costly missile only made to send special delivery, not for conventional use.

 

[vikramrana_1812]

50 agni 3
70 agni 2
will be good for deterrent for China, keeping in mind K15 missile and our fighter based nukes.

Agni for conventional strikes, these are very costly missile only made to send special delivery, not for conventional use.

Any Source for this data.?

 

[Patriot]

Minister Orders, India's Agni-V To Fly Before Year End

Indian Defence Minister AK Antony today said the country must have a ballistic missile with 5,000-km range. After presenting the DRDO awards today, Antony called upon the organisation to quickly deliver the Agni-V missile.

"DRDO must demonstrate its capability to reach the range of 5,000-km at the earliest. The interceptor missile development programme has taken India to an elite club of nations that possess the capability to demonstrate and deploy missile defence. DRDO should now work towards developing a credible ballistic missile defence for our country," Antony said.

Speaking to reporters later, DRDO chief Vijay Kumar Saraswat said that the Agni-V test launch will take place before the end of this year.

 

[Suryakiran]

Finally, India to test its own ICBM Agni-V in December

NEW DELHI: India finally plans to test its most ambitious strategic missile Agni-V, with near ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) capabilities, this December after some delay.

With high road mobility, fast-reaction ability and a strike range over 5,000 km, Agni-V would even bring China's northernmost regions within its nuclear strike envelope if it is ever required.

The armed forces are already inducting the two-stage 3,500-km Agni-III after completion of its developmental and pre-induction trials last year, having earlier operationalised the Pakistan-specific Agni-I (700-km) and Agni-II (over 2,000-km) missiles.

The Agni-V, in turn, is meant to add some much-needed credible deterrence muscle against China, which has a massive nuclear arsenal with missiles like the 11,200-km Dong Feng-31A capable of hitting any Indian city.

For one, it will be quite easy to store and swiftly transport the 17.5-metre tall Agni-V by road since it's a canister-launch missile system, unlike the earlier Agni missiles. If fired from the North-East, for instance, it would be able to hit China's northernmost city of Habin.

For another, Agni-V would also carry MIRV (multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles) payloads being concurrently developed. A single MIRVed missile can deliver multiple warheads at different targets even if they are separated by long distances.

"We have tested the three (solid-propellant composite rocket motor) stages of Agni-V independently...all ground tests are now over. The integration process is now in progress. We want to test the missile in December, not let it spill over to 2012," DRDO chief V K Saraswat told TOI on Friday.

This came after defence minister A K Antony, addressing the annual DRDO awards ceremony, asked defence scientists to "demonstrate" the 5,000-km missile's capability "at the earliest".

With a "launch mass" of around 50 tonne and a development cost of over Rs 2,500 crore, Agni-V will incorporate advanced technologies involving ring laser gyroscope and accelerator for navigation and guidance. It takes its first stage from Agni-III, with a modified second stage and a miniaturized third stage to ensure it can fly to distances beyond 5,000 km.

An ICBM, incidentally, usually denotes a missile capable of hitting targets over 5,500 km away, and has largely been the preserve of the Big-5 countries till now.

DRDO is also gearing up for another test of its two-tier BMD (ballistic missile defence) system, designed to track and destroy hostile missiles both inside (endo) and outside (exo) the earth's atmosphere, around this August with a new interceptor missile called PDV to add to the existing ones.

Antony, on his part, said, "The interceptor missile development programme has taken India into an elite club of nations that possess the capability to demonstrate and deploy missile defence. DRDO should now also work towards developing a credible BMD for our country."



Finally, India to test its own ICBM Agni-V in December - The Times of India

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Finally India has decided ...

 

[civfanatic]

Good, this was long due.

But Agni-V cannot be considered an ICBM. A typical ICBM has a range of over 10,000 km while Agni V has a range of just 5,000 km.

 

[Godless-Kafir]

Agni-5 is some where between an IRBM and ICBM. However the Army would just go ahead and buy ICBMs off the shelf from foreign vendors to bring India more pride if it has the option!!

 

[Oracle]