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Agni-III
Indian intermediate-range ballistic missile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[10][11]
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Type | Intermediate-range ballistic missile |
Place of origin | India |
Service history | |
In service | Active[1] |
Used by | Strategic Forces Command |
Production history | |
Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation |
Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited |
Unit cost | ₹250 million (US$3 million) – ₹350 million (US$4 million)[2] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 50,000 kg[3] |
Length | 17 m[4] |
Diameter | 2.0 m[4] |
Warhead | Conventional, thermobaric, nuclear |
Warhead weight | 2,490 kg[5] |
Engine | Multi-stage solid-propellant |
Propellant | Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene[6] |
Operational range | 3,500 km – 5,000 km[7] |
Flight altitude | > 450 km[8] |
Guidance system |
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Steering system | Flex-nozzle thrust vectoring (first and second stage)[6] |
Accuracy | 40 m CEP[9] |
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