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{{Short description|Indian medium-range ballistic missile}} | {{Short description|Indian medium-range ballistic missile}} | ||
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|origin= India | |origin= India | ||
|type= [[Medium Range Ballistic Missile]] | |type= [[Medium Range Ballistic Missile]] | ||
|service= Active<ref>{{cite web |last1=Press Trust |first1=of India |title=India Test Fires Medium Range Nuclear Capable Agni-II Missile |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-test-fires-medium-range-nuclear-capable-agni-ii-missile/articleshow/62994698.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=22 September | |service= Active<ref>{{cite web |last1=Press Trust |first1=of India |title=India Test Fires Medium Range Nuclear Capable Agni-II Missile |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-test-fires-medium-range-nuclear-capable-agni-ii-missile/articleshow/62994698.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref> | ||
|used_by= [[Strategic Forces Command]] | |used_by= [[Strategic Forces Command]] | ||
|designer=[[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] | |designer=[[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] | ||
|manufacturer=[[Bharat Dynamics Limited]] | |manufacturer=[[Bharat Dynamics Limited]] | ||
|unit_cost= {{INRConvert|25|c}} to {{INRConvert|35|c}}<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040830/asp/nation/story_3694401.asp | title = Technical tune to Agni test before talks | access-date =13 December 2007 | work = The Telegraph| location=Calcutta, India | date=30 August 2004| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071211004418/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040830/asp/nation/story_3694401.asp| archive-date= 11 December 2007 | url-status= | |unit_cost= {{INRConvert|25|c}} to {{INRConvert|35|c}}<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040830/asp/nation/story_3694401.asp | title = Technical tune to Agni test before talks | access-date =13 December 2007 | work = The Telegraph| location=Calcutta, India | date=30 August 2004| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071211004418/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040830/asp/nation/story_3694401.asp| archive-date= 11 December 2007 | url-status= dead}}</ref> | ||
|guidance= '''Mid-course:''' [[Ring laser | |guidance= '''Mid-course:''' [[Ring laser gyroscope|RLG]]-[[Inertial navigation system|INS]] + multi-[[GNSS]] <br />'''Terminal:''' Radar scene matching. Upgraded to [[Active radar homing|ARH]] | ||
|detonation= | |detonation= | ||
|accuracy=30–40 m CEP<ref name="nti.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/design_characteristics_of_india_ballistic_cruise_missiles.pdf?_=1415821730|title=Design Characteristics of India's Ballistic and Cruise Missiles|access-date=2019-09-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/agni-2/ |title = Agni-II {{!}} Missile Threat}}</ref> | |accuracy=30–40 m CEP<ref name="nti.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/design_characteristics_of_india_ballistic_cruise_missiles.pdf?_=1415821730|title=Design Characteristics of India's Ballistic and Cruise Missiles|access-date=2019-09-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/agni-2/ |title = Agni-II {{!}} Missile Threat}}</ref> | ||
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|weight={{convert|16000|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | |weight={{convert|16000|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | ||
|filling_weight={{convert|1000|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<ref name="nti.org"/> | |filling_weight={{convert|1000|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<ref name="nti.org"/> | ||
|number=12 (2017 est.)<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vk8-vgAACAAJ |title = The Military Balance 2017|isbn = 9781857439007|date = 14 February | |number=12 (2017 est.)<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vk8-vgAACAAJ |title = The Military Balance 2017|isbn = 9781857439007|date = 14 February 2017}}</ref> | ||
|length=21 m<ref name=hindu20100518 >{{cite news|last=Mallikarjun|first=Y.|title=Agni-II missile test-fired successfully|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/agniii-missile-testfired-successfully/article769538.ece|access-date=20 October 2011|newspaper=The Hindu|date=18 May 2010|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> | |length=21 m<ref name=hindu20100518 >{{cite news|last=Mallikarjun|first=Y.|title=Agni-II missile test-fired successfully|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/agniii-missile-testfired-successfully/article769538.ece|access-date=20 October 2011|newspaper=The Hindu|date=18 May 2010|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> | ||
|diameter=1.3 m | |diameter=1.3 m | ||
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'''Agni-II''' ( | '''Agni-II''' ({{Lit|[[Agni|Fire]]}}), is the second strategic ballistic missile of the [[Agni (missile)|Agni]] family envisaged to be the mainstay of the Indian missile-based strategic [[nuclear deterrence]]. The Agni-II is a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) with two solid fuel stages and a Post Boost Vehicle (PBV) integrated into the missile's Re-entry Vehicle (RV). The Agni's manoeuvring RV is made of a carbon-[[carbon composite]] material that is light and able to sustain high [[thermal stress]]es of re-entry, in a variety of trajectories. The Agni-IIA is a more advanced version of Agni-II, albeit with more sophisticated and lighter materials, yielding a better range and operating regime. Agni-IIA was later renamed as [[Agni-IV]] plugging the gap between Agni-II and [[Agni-III]]. While the first test of Agni-IV in December 2010 was a failure, the second test flight in November 2011 was a success<ref>{{cite web|author=T.S. Subramanian |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2629274.ece |title=Missile success |work=The Hindu|date=2011-11-15 |access-date=2012-09-20}}</ref> Agni-II, developed as part of medium- and long-range Agni series of missile systems, has already been inducted into the Armed Forces.<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article431917.ece | location=Chennai, India |work=The Hindu | title=Agni-II missile test-fired successfully | date=17 May 2010 | first=Y. | last=Mallikarjun}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Agni missile range.svg|thumb|right|250px|Agni missile range comparison.]] | [[File:Agni missile range.svg|thumb|right|250px|Agni missile range comparison.]] | ||
On 17 May 2010, the trial was conducted with a | On 17 May 2010, the trial was conducted with a [[Strategic Forces Command]] (SFC) of nuclear-capable Agni-II ballistic missile, with a range of 2,000 kilometres from the Wheelers Island off Orissa coast thus making Agni-II missile operational by army.<ref>{{cite web |author=Super Admin |url=https://www.oneindia.com/2010/05/17/agniii-test-firedsuccessful.html |title=Agni-II test fired successful |publisher=Oneindia |date=17 May 2010 |access-date=20 October 2011 |archive-date=13 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313170540/http://news.oneindia.in/2010/05/17/agniii-test-firedsuccessful.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[US Air Force]] [[National Air and Space Intelligence Center]] estimating that as of June 2017 less than 10 launchers were operationally deployed,<ref>[https://www.nasic.af.mil/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=F2VLcKSmCTE%3d&portalid=19 Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threats] </ref> operated by the [[335 Missile Group]] of [[Regiment of Artillery (India)#Units|Regiment of Artillery]] at [[Secunderabad]] using 12 [[Transporter erector launcher|TEL]] vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missilethreat.com/missilesoftheworld/id.9/missile_detail.asp |title=Agni-2 |publisher=Missilethreat.com |access-date=2012-09-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018150947/http://www.missilethreat.com/missilesoftheworld/id.9/missile_detail.asp |archive-date=18 October 2012 }}</ref> | ||
Agni-II can reach all of Pakistan and most parts of south and southeastern China.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nti.org/learn/countries/india/delivery-systems/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325133346/http://www.nti.org/learn/countries/india/delivery-systems |archive-date=25 March 2016 |title=India {{!}} Countries {{!}} NTI}}</ref> | Agni-II can reach all of Pakistan and most parts of south and southeastern China.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nti.org/learn/countries/india/delivery-systems/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325133346/http://www.nti.org/learn/countries/india/delivery-systems |archive-date=25 March 2016 |title=India {{!}} Countries {{!}} NTI}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{Portal|India|Rocketry|Nuclear technology}} | |||
{{Aircontent | {{Aircontent | ||
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| Agni-II | |
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.jpeg) An Agni-II on a road-mobile launcher displayed at the Republic Day Parade 2004. | |
| Type | Medium 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 | ₹25 crore (US$3.5 million) to ₹35 crore (US$4.9 million)[2] |
| No. built | 12 (2017 est.)[3] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 16,000 kg (35,000 lb) |
| Length | 21 m[4] |
| Diameter | 1.3 m |
| Warhead | Conventional high explosive-unitary, penetration, sub-munitions, incendiary, thermobaric, strategic nuclear weapon |
| Warhead weight | 1,000 kg (2,200 lb)[5] |
| Engine | Multi-stage solid rocket |
| Propellant | Solid fuel |
Operational range | 2,000–3,500 km[6][5] |
| Flight ceiling | 405 km[7] |
| Flight altitude | 230 km[4] |
| Maximum speed | 3.5 km/s (14,040 km/h)[8] |
Guidance system | Mid-course: RLG-INS + multi-GNSS Terminal: Radar scene matching. Upgraded to ARH |
| Accuracy | 30–40 m CEP[5][9] |
Launch platform | Ashok Leyland/Tata transporter erector launcher |
Agni-II (lit. 'Fire'), is the second strategic ballistic missile of the Agni family envisaged to be the mainstay of the Indian missile-based strategic nuclear deterrence. The Agni-II is a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) with two solid fuel stages and a Post Boost Vehicle (PBV) integrated into the missile's Re-entry Vehicle (RV). The Agni's manoeuvring RV is made of a carbon-carbon composite material that is light and able to sustain high thermal stresses of re-entry, in a variety of trajectories. The Agni-IIA is a more advanced version of Agni-II, albeit with more sophisticated and lighter materials, yielding a better range and operating regime. Agni-IIA was later renamed as Agni-IV plugging the gap between Agni-II and Agni-III. While the first test of Agni-IV in December 2010 was a failure, the second test flight in November 2011 was a success[10] Agni-II, developed as part of medium- and long-range Agni series of missile systems, has already been inducted into the Armed Forces.[11]
On 17 May 2010, the trial was conducted with a Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of nuclear-capable Agni-II ballistic missile, with a range of 2,000 kilometres from the Wheelers Island off Orissa coast thus making Agni-II missile operational by army.[12] US Air Force National Air and Space Intelligence Center estimating that as of June 2017 less than 10 launchers were operationally deployed,[13] operated by the 335 Missile Group of Regiment of Artillery at Secunderabad using 12 TEL vehicles.[14]
Agni-II can reach all of Pakistan and most parts of south and southeastern China.[15]
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- ↑ Press Trust, of India. "India Test Fires Medium Range Nuclear Capable Agni-II Missile". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ↑ "Technical tune to Agni test before talks". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 30 August 2004. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2007.
- ↑ The Military Balance 2017. 14 February 2017. ISBN 9781857439007.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mallikarjun, Y. (18 May 2010). "Agni-II missile test-fired successfully". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Design Characteristics of India's Ballistic and Cruise Missiles" (PDF). Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ↑ "Missile Detail". Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ↑ "Agni II". Bharat Rakshak – Missiles Section. Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ Vishwakarma, Arun (1 July 2007). "Indian Long Range Strategic Missiles" (PDF). Lancer Publishers and Distributors. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2007.
- ↑ "Agni-II | Missile Threat".
- ↑ T.S. Subramanian (15 November 2011). "Missile success". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ↑ Mallikarjun, Y. (17 May 2010). "Agni-II missile test-fired successfully". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
- ↑ Super Admin (17 May 2010). "Agni-II test fired successful". Oneindia. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threats
- ↑ "Agni-2". Missilethreat.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ↑ "India | Countries | NTI". Archived from the original on 25 March 2016.