AGNI - V INDIAS KEY TO ELITE ICBM NUCLEAR CLUB

 

AGNI-V launching

India on 19th April 2012 propelled itself into the elite club of nations with Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) successfully test firing nuclear capable AGNI-V, which covered a range of about 8000 km, but was restricted to a bit more than 5000 km so that it does cause harm to far away countries.AGNI-V can cover entire China, Eastern Europe, North Eastern and Eastern Africa and even Australia if fired from the Nicobar Islands.

             In a flawless mission, AGNI-V painted in white and black with an orange ribbon across lifted off majestically from a rail mobile launcher at 08:04 a.m. from the Wheeler Island, off the Odisha coast. After a 20- minute flight, the missile's nose- cone carrying a Dummy payload impacted near the predesignated target area with an accuracy of few metres between Australia and Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.

Loading AGNI-V to the launcher

                           

AGNI-V loaded to the launcher along with scientists and other officials

After the lift -off, it cut a ballistic path across the sky reaching a height of 600 km, before rapidly descending. The missile was so smooth that the missile's three stages ignited on time and decoupled with clockwork precision before the re-entry vehicle was injected into the atmosphere at an altitude of 100 km with a velocity of 6000 metres per second. The re-entry vehicle withstood scorching temperatures of about 3000 degree Celsius as it sliced into the atmosphere at a remarkably accurate angle.

           According to DRDO chief Dr VK Saraswat the AGNI-V missile is among the best in its class in the world with its advanced ring-laser gyros, composite rocket motors and highly accurate micro-navigation systems and inertial navigation systems.
           The three-stage, 17-metre tall, 2 metre wide AGNI-V, weighing 50 tonnes, is capable of carrying a nuclear war-head of 1.1 - 1.5 tonnes.

The three stages of INDIA'S AGNI V MISSILE ---------

Ranges of missiles AGNI II, AGNI III and AGNI V -------- 

 

For information about AGNI - I,II,III,IV and V click this link

INDIA is going to launch AGNI-VI soon --------

AGNI-VI is an intercontinental ballistic missile speculated to be in very rudimentary stages of development by India. It's said to be the latest & most advanced version among the AGNI (missile) program. Capable of being launched from submarines or from land, it will be able to strike a target at a distance of 6000–10000 km with MIRVed warheads.For more information on AGNI-VI click on this link