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2006-06-07 India-Pakistan

India to launch Agni-III missile in August

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Posted by john 2006-06-07 17:19|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11134 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Agni-III, a surface-to-surface missile, has a range of 3,500 kilometers (2,100 miles).

With a 1.8 ton warhead.

Range with a 1 ton payload is over 7000 km. The Indian 200 kT thermonuclear warhead is thought to weigh 500-700 kg. The 20 kT fission warhead designed for the Prithvi missile weighs less than 200 kg.

This is an ICBM. The range is being obfuscated to avoid controversy.

If just the first stage solid motor was used for an SLBM (sufficeiently short to fit inside India's ATV nuclear submarine's SSN hull), it would have a range of 2500 km with a 700 kg warhead.

Interestingly, India took the first stage of the Agni-2 to make the Agni-1 SRBM that is aimed at Pakistan.

Posted by john 2006-06-07 17:41|| 2006-06-07 17:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Additionally that black reentry vehicle is thought to hold about 100 kg of fuel. It is a manoeuvering RV.

Posted by john 2006-06-07 18:04|| 2006-06-07 18:04|| Front Page Top

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