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{{Short description|Indian intermediate-range ballistic missile}}
{{Short description|Indian intermediate-range ballistic missile}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox weapon
{{Infobox weapon
|is_missile=yes
| is_missile         = yes
|name=''Agni-IV''
| name               = ''Agni-IV''
|image=Agni-IV 2014 (cropped).jpg
| image             = Agni-IV 2014 (cropped).jpg
|caption=Agni-IV missile being launched from [[Abdul Kalam Island|Wheeler Island]], [[Odisha]].
| caption           = Agni-IV missile being launched from [[Abdul Kalam Island|Wheeler Island]], [[Odisha]].
|origin= India
| origin             = India
|type=[[Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile]]
| type               = [[Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile]]
|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=
| unit_cost         =  
|production_date=
| production_date   =  
|service=Active<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/agni-v-to-undergo-one-more-pre-induction-test/story-a9OcIgjWaRUyMbBoSOnM5M.html|title=Agni-V set to be inducted by December after one more test {{!}} india news|date=14 August 2018|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-07-01}}</ref>
| service           = Active<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/agni-v-to-undergo-one-more-pre-induction-test/story-a9OcIgjWaRUyMbBoSOnM5M.html|title=Agni-V set to be inducted by December after one more test {{!}} india news|date=14 August 2018|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-07-01}}</ref>
|propellant= [[Solid fuel]]
| propellant         = [[Solid fuel]]
|engine=Multi-stage [[Composite material|composite]] [[rocket motor]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aermech.in/agni-4-irbm-intermediate-range-ballistic-missileindian-armed-forces/|title=AGNI-4 IRBM (Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile),Indian Armed Forces|date=9 September 2015|website=AerMech.IN|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-22|archive-date=22 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922203842/https://aermech.in/agni-4-irbm-intermediate-range-ballistic-missileindian-armed-forces/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| engine             = Multi-stage [[Composite material|composite]] [[rocket motor]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aermech.in/agni-4-irbm-intermediate-range-ballistic-missileindian-armed-forces/|title=AGNI-4 IRBM (Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile), Indian Armed Forces|date=9 September 2015|website=AerMech.IN|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-22|archive-date=22 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922203842/https://aermech.in/agni-4-irbm-intermediate-range-ballistic-missileindian-armed-forces/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|weight= {{Convert|17000|kg|lb}}<ref name=hindu4>{{cite news|title=Agni - IV successfully test fired|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2629274.ece|access-date=15 November 2011|newspaper=The Hindu|date=15 November 2011|location=chennai, India|first=T.S.|last=Subramanian}}</ref>
| weight             = {{Convert|17000|kg|lb}}<ref name=hindu4>{{cite news|title=Agni - IV successfully test fired|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2629274.ece|access-date=15 November 2011|newspaper=The Hindu|date=15 November 2011|location=chennai, India|first=T.S.|last=Subramanian}}</ref>
|length= {{convert|20|m|ft}}<ref name=hindu4/>
| length             = {{convert|20|m|ft}}<ref name=hindu4/>
|diameter=
| diameter           =  
|speed=
| speed             =  
|vehicle_range= 4,000 km<ref name="India Test Fires Long Range Strategic Missile Agni-IV">{{cite news |access-date=19 September 2012 |title=India Test Fires Long Range Strategic Missile Agni-IV |url=http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=775628 |newspaper=The Outlook India |date=19 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922222319/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=775628 |archive-date=22 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/article3914340.ece|location=Chennai, India|work=The Hindu|title=Long range strategic missile Agni-IV test-fired |date=19 September 2022}}</ref>
| vehicle_range     = 4,000 km<ref name="India Test Fires Long Range Strategic Missile Agni-IV">{{cite news |access-date=19 September 2012 |title=India Test Fires Long Range Strategic Missile Agni-IV |url=http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=775628 |newspaper=The Outlook India |date=19 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922222319/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=775628 |archive-date=22 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/article3914340.ece|location=Chennai, India|work=The Hindu|title=Long range strategic missile Agni-IV test-fired |date=19 September 2012}}</ref>
|ceiling=
| ceiling           =  
|altitude={{convert|900|km|mi}}
| altitude           = {{convert|900|km|mi}}
|filling= Conventional, [[Thermobaric weapon|thermobaric]], [[strategic nuclear weapon]]
| filling           = Conventional, [[Thermobaric weapon|thermobaric]], [[strategic nuclear weapon]]
|guidance= [[Ring laser gyroscope|Ring laser gyro]] [[inertial navigation system]] with redundant micro inertial navigation and [[digital control]] system<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/agni-4/|title=Agni-4|website=Missile Threat|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-22}}</ref>  
| guidance           = [[Ring laser gyroscope|RLG]]-[[Inertial navigation system|INS]] + redundant micro-INS and [[digital control]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/agni-4/|title=Agni-4|website=Missile Threat|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-22}}</ref>
|detonation=
| filling_weight    = 800 kg<ref name=armytech>{{cite news|url=https://www.army-technology.com/projects/agniballisticmissile/?cf-view |title=Agni Ballistic Missile System |access-date=2024-04-30 |publisher=Army Technology}}</ref>
|launch_platform= 8&nbsp;×&nbsp;8 [[transporter erector launcher]]/Rail Mobile Launcher
| detonation         =  
|accuracy=<100 m [[Circular error probable|CEP]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/agni-4/ | title=Agni-4}}</ref>
| launch_platform   = 8&nbsp;×&nbsp;8 [[transporter erector launcher]]/Rail Mobile Launcher
}}
| accuracy           = <100 m [[Circular error probable|CEP]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/agni-4/ | title=Agni-4}}</ref>
[[File:Agni missile range.svg|thumb|301px|Range comparison of Agni missiles]]
}}[[File:Agni missile range.svg|thumb|301px|Range comparison of Agni missiles]]


'''Agni-IV''' ("Fire") is the fourth in the [[Agni (missile)|Agni series]] of [[missiles]] which was earlier known as ''Agni II prime''. It has been developed by India's DRDO and displayed a number of new technologies and significant improvement in missile technology. The missile is light-weight and has two stages of solid propulsion and a payload with re-entry heat shield.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web |url=http://livefist.blogspot.in/2011/11/video-todays-successful-agni-iv-test.html |title=Livefist: VIDEO: Today's Successful Agni-IV Test |access-date=19 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423150723/http://livefist.blogspot.in/2011/11/video-todays-successful-agni-iv-test.html |archive-date=23 April 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> With 4,000&nbsp;km range,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://missilethreat.csis.org/country/india/|title=Missiles of India|website=Missile Threat|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref> it is capable of striking targets in nearly all of mainland China, if launched from northeastern part of India.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Indian nuclear forces, 2017 |first1=Hans M.|last1=Kristensen|first2=Robert S.|last2=Norris|journal=Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists|volume=73|issue=4|pages=205–209|doi=10.1080/00963402.2017.1337998|year = 2017|bibcode=2017BuAtS..73d.205K|doi-access=free}}</ref>
'''Agni-IV''' ({{Lit|[[Agni|Fire]]}}) is the fourth in the [[Agni (missile)|Agni series]] of [[missiles]] which was earlier known as ''Agni II prime''. It has been developed by India's DRDO and displayed a number of new technologies and significant improvement in missile technology. The missile is light-weight and has two stages of solid propulsion and a payload with re-entry heat shield.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web |url=http://livefist.blogspot.in/2011/11/video-todays-successful-agni-iv-test.html |title=Livefist: VIDEO: Today's Successful Agni-IV Test |access-date=19 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423150723/http://livefist.blogspot.in/2011/11/video-todays-successful-agni-iv-test.html |archive-date=23 April 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> With 4,000&nbsp;km range,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://missilethreat.csis.org/country/india/|title=Missiles of India|website=Missile Threat|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref> it is capable of striking targets in nearly all of mainland China, if launched from northeastern part of India.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Indian nuclear forces, 2017 |first1=Hans M.|last1=Kristensen|first2=Robert S.|last2=Norris|journal=Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists|volume=73|issue=4|pages=205–209|doi=10.1080/00963402.2017.1337998|year = 2017|bibcode=2017BuAtS..73d.205K|doi-access=free}}</ref>


==Development==
==Development==


This missile is one of a kind, proving many new technologies for the first time, and represents a significant leap in India's missile technology. The missile is lighter in weight and uses a [[Multistage rocket|two-stage]] [[rocket engine]] powered by [[Solid-propellant rocket|solid propellant]]. The Composite Rocket Motor which has been used for the first time has given excellent performance. The missile system is equipped with modern and compact [[avionics]] with [[Redundancy (engineering)|redundancy]] to provide a high level of reliability. The indigenous-built [[ring laser gyroscope]] is used in the high accuracy with Micro Inertial Navigation System (MINGS), which complement each other as a redundancy.<ref name="th2" /> The high performance onboard computer with distributed Avionics architecture, high speed reliable communication bus and a full [[Digital Control]] System have controlled and guided the missile to the target. The missile reached the target with a high level of accuracy. Radars and electro-optical systems along the Coast of Odisha have tracked and monitored all the parameters of the missile. Two Indian Naval ships located near the target witnessed the final event.
This missile is one of a kind, proving many new technologies for the first time, and represents a significant leap in India's missile technology. The missile is lighter in weight and uses a [[Multistage rocket|two-stage]] [[rocket engine]] powered by [[Solid-propellant rocket|solid propellant]]. The Composite Rocket Motor which has been used for the first time has given excellent performance. The missile system is equipped with modern and compact [[avionics]] with [[Redundancy (engineering)|redundancy]] to provide a high level of reliability. The indigenous-built [[ring laser gyroscope]] is used in the high accuracy with Micro Inertial Navigation System (MINGS), which complement each other as a redundancy.<ref name="th2">{{cite news|last=Subramanian|first=T.S.|title=Agni-IV missile successfully test fired|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/agniiv-missile-successfully-test-fired/article5596563.ece|access-date=20 January 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=20 January 2014|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> The high performance onboard computer with distributed Avionics architecture, high speed reliable communication bus and a full [[Digital Control]] System have controlled and guided the missile to the target. The missile reached the target with a high level of accuracy. Radars and electro-optical systems along the Coast of Odisha have tracked and monitored all the parameters of the missile. Two Indian Naval ships located near the target witnessed the final event.


Dr Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Director General DRDO, who witnessed the launch, congratulated all the scientists and employees of DRDO and the Armed Forces for the successful launch of AGNI-IV. Sri Avinash Chander, Chief Controller (Missiles & Strategic Systems), DRDO and Programme Director of AGNI, while addressing the scientists after the launch, called it as a new era in the modern Long Range Navigation System in India. He said, "this test has paved the way ahead for the success of [[Agni-V]] Mission, which will be launched shortly".
Dr Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Director General DRDO, who witnessed the launch, congratulated all the scientists and employees of DRDO and the Armed Forces for the successful launch of AGNI-IV. Sri Avinash Chander, Chief Controller (Missiles & Strategic Systems), DRDO and Programme Director of AGNI, while addressing the scientists after the launch, called it as a new era in the modern Long Range Navigation System in India. He said, "this test has paved the way ahead for the success of [[Agni-V]] Mission, which will be launched shortly".
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The DRDO had produced and proven many new state of the art technologies with the Agni-IV like composite rocket motors, very high accuracy Ring Laser Gyro based Inertial Navigation System, Micro Navigation System, Digital Controller System and very powerful onboard computer system.<ref name=autogenerated1/>
The DRDO had produced and proven many new state of the art technologies with the Agni-IV like composite rocket motors, very high accuracy Ring Laser Gyro based Inertial Navigation System, Micro Navigation System, Digital Controller System and very powerful onboard computer system.<ref name=autogenerated1/>
Agni-IV bridges the gap between [[Agni-II]] and [[Agni-III]]. Agni IV can carry a warhead of 1 tonne. It is designed to increase the kill efficiency along with a higher range performance. Its length is 20 meters and launch weight 17 tonnes. It can be fired from a road mobile launcher.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/bhubaneshwar/India-test-fires-nuclear-capable-Agni-IV-missile/Article1-769286.aspx |title=India test-fires nuclear-capable Agni-IV missile |work=Hindustan Times |date=15 November 2011 |access-date=15 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116001820/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/bhubaneshwar/India-test-fires-nuclear-capable-Agni-IV-missile/Article1-769286.aspx |archive-date=16 November 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/india-tests-nuclear-capable-surface-to-surface-agni-iv-missile/articleshow/10737019.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707193531/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/india-tests-nuclear-capable-surface-to-surface-agni-iv-missile/articleshow/10737019.cms|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 July 2012|title=India tests nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile|work=The Times of India|date=15 November 2022}}</ref>
Agni-IV bridges the gap between [[Agni-II]] and [[Agni-III]]. Agni IV can carry a warhead of 1 tonne. It is designed to increase the kill efficiency along with a higher range performance. Its length is 20 meters and launch weight 17 tonnes. It can be fired from a road mobile launcher.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/bhubaneshwar/India-test-fires-nuclear-capable-Agni-IV-missile/Article1-769286.aspx |title=India test-fires nuclear-capable Agni-IV missile |work=Hindustan Times |date=15 November 2011 |access-date=15 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116001820/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/bhubaneshwar/India-test-fires-nuclear-capable-Agni-IV-missile/Article1-769286.aspx |archive-date=16 November 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/india-tests-nuclear-capable-surface-to-surface-agni-iv-missile/articleshow/10737019.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707193531/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/india-tests-nuclear-capable-surface-to-surface-agni-iv-missile/articleshow/10737019.cms|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 July 2012|title=India tests nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile|work=The Times of India|date=15 November 2011}}</ref>
Efforts are being made to fine-tune the Agni missiles to defeat anti-ballistic missile systems. The [[radar cross-section]] and other detectable signatures of Agni-IV have been significantly reduced to make them much more immune to counter-measures.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-17/india/30409335_1_agni-v-agni-iv-agni-programme-director|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419150207/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-17/india/30409335_1_agni-v-agni-iv-agni-programme-director|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 April 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Eyeing China, India to enter ICBM club in 3 months |date=17 November 2022}}</ref>
Efforts are being made to fine-tune the Agni missiles to defeat anti-ballistic missile systems. The [[radar cross-section]] and other detectable signatures of Agni-IV have been significantly reduced to make them much more immune to counter-measures.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Eyeing-China-India-to-enter-ICBM-club-in-3-months/articleshow/10761860.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419150207/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-17/india/30409335_1_agni-v-agni-iv-agni-programme-director|url-status=live|archive-date=19 April 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Eyeing China, India to enter ICBM club in 3 months |date=17 November 2011}}</ref>


==Testing==
==Testing==
Agni-IV has undergone seven successful tests over the course of six years.<ref name=timesofindia>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ballistic-missile-Agni-IV-test-fired-as-part-of-user-trial/articleshow/49720522.cms|title=Ballistic missile Agni-IV test-fired as part of user trial|access-date=9 November 2015|newspaper=Times of India|date=9 November 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
 
! rowspan="3" |Date/Time
*15 November 2011: Agni-IV was successfully test fired for the first time, from a road-mobile launcher at 9{{nbsp}}am from [[Wheeler Island (India)|Wheeler Island]] off the coast of [[Orissa, India|Orissa]]. The missile followed its trajectory, attained a height of about 900&nbsp;km and reached the pre-designated target in international waters of the [[Bay of Bengal]]. All mission objectives were fully met. All systems functioned perfectly till the end encountering re-entry temperatures of more than {{convert|3000|C|F}}.<ref name=autogenerated1/>
([[Indian Standard Time|IST]])
*19 September 2012: The missile was successfully test-fired again for its full range of 4,000&nbsp;km from the Wheeler Island, off the [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] coast.<ref>{{cite news|title=India test-fires nuclear-capable strategic missile Agni-IV|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-19/india/33951612_1_india-test-fires-nuclear-capable-wheeler-island-agni-iv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022124829/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-19/india/33951612_1_india-test-fires-nuclear-capable-wheeler-island-agni-iv|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 October 2012|access-date=19 September 2012|date=19 September 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|location=Balasore (Orissa), India}}</ref> The missile lifted off from a road mobile launcher at 11:48{{nbsp}}a.m. and after zooming to an altitude of over 800&nbsp;km, it re-entered the atmosphere and impacted near the pre-designated target in the Indian Ocean with remarkable degree of accuracy following a 20-minute flight. Carrying a payload of explosives weighing a tonne, the missile re-entered the atmosphere and withstood searing temperatures of more than {{convert|3000|C|F}}.<ref name="India Test Fires Long Range Strategic Missile Agni-IV"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/article3914340.ece|location=Chennai, India|work=The Hindu|title=Long range strategic missile Agni-IV test-fired|access-date=19 September 2012|date=19 September 2022}}</ref>
! rowspan="2" |Operator
*20 January 2014: The missile was test-fired in the actual weapon and road-mobile configuration of the [[Strategic Forces Command]] (SFC), from the launch complex-4 of the [[Integrated Test Range]] at Wheeler Island off Orissa coast. The missile traveled a vertical distance of 850&nbsp;km and covered its full range of 4,000&nbsp;km. The onboard ring laser gyro-based inertial navigation system (RINS) and the micro-navigation system (MINGS) enabled the missile to fall within 100 meters of its target. The re-entry shield withstood outside temperatures as high as {{Convert|4000|C|F}}, enabling the avionics to work at less than {{convert|50|C|F}} inside.<ref name=th2>{{cite news|last=Subramanian|first=T.S.|title=Agni-IV missile successfully test fired|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/agniiv-missile-successfully-test-fired/article5596563.ece|access-date=20 January 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=20 January 2014|location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Agni-IV test successful, ready for induction|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Agni-IV-test-successful-ready-for-induction/articleshow/29133752.cms|access-date=21 January 2014|newspaper=The Times of India|date=21 January 2022}}</ref>
!Launch Site
*2 December 2014: The missile was successfully test-fired by the Army's Strategic Forces Command (SFC). This was the first user trial and fourth consecutive successful flight.<ref>{{cite news|title=Agni-IV launch successful|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/agniiv-launch-successful/article6654494.ece|access-date=2 December 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=2 December 2022}}</ref> The missile has been inducted into the Indian Army.<ref>{{cite news|title=India successfully tests nuclear capable Agni IV missile|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/india-successfully-tests-nuclear-capable-agni-iv-missile/article6656285.ece|access-date=1 February 2015|newspaper=The Hindu|date=3 December 2022}}</ref>
!Outcome
*9 November 2015: Agni IV was successfully test-fired as part of a user trial by the tri-Service Strategic Forces Command (SFC). According to DRDO officials, the missile met all mission parameters.<ref name=timesofindia/><ref>{{cite news|title=Ballistic missile Agni-IV test-fired as part of user trial off Odisha coast|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/ballistic-missile-agni-iv-test-fired-as-part-of-user-trial-off-odisha-coast/|access-date=9 November 2015|newspaper=Times of India|date=9 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
*2 January 2017: Agni IV was successfully test-fired as part of a user trial by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) at 11:55{{nbsp}}am from launch complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Wheeler Island. According to DRDO officials, the user trial met all mission objectives.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/india-successfully-test-fires-agni-iv-missile/articleshow/56291127.cms|title=India successfully test-fires Agni IV missile - The Economic Times|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=2017-01-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Agni-IV-missile-successfully-test-fired/article16977450.ece|title=Agni-IV missile successfully test fired|last=Subramanian|first=T.S.|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=2017-01-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/agni-iv-india-nuclear-capable-ballistic-missile-test-fired-successfully-drdo/493804/|title=Agni IV nuclear-capable ballistic missile test-fired successfully|date=2 January 2017|newspaper=The Financial Express|access-date=2017-01-02}}</ref>
!Payload
*23 December 2018: The Agni IV was successfully test fired from Launch Complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Abdul Kalam Island at around 8:35{{nbsp}}am.<ref>{{cite web |last1=BalasoreDecember 23 |first1=Press Trust of India |last2=December 23 |first2=Press Trust of India |last3=Ist |first3=Press Trust of India |title=Nuclear-capable Agni-IV missile successfully test-fired |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/nuclear-capable-agni-iv-missile-successfully-test-fired-1415683-2018-12-23 |website=India Today |access-date=28 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
!Function
*6 June 2022: A successful training launch of an Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile Agni-IV was carried out at approximately 19.30 pm hours on June 6 from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha{{nbsp}} <ref>{{cite web |last1=BalasoreJune06 |first1=Press Trust of India |last2=June 06 |first2=Press Trust of India |last3=Ist |first3=Press Trust of India |title=Nuclear-capable Agni-IV missile successfully test-fired |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nuclearcapable-agni-4-ballistic-missile-successfully-tested-from-in-odisha-101654527929059.html |website=Hindustan Times |date=6 June 2022 |access-date=6 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
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! colspan="3" |Remarks
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| rowspan="3" |15 November 2011:
0900 IST
| rowspan="2" |[[Defence Research and Development Organisation|DRDO]]
|[[Integrated Test Range|ITR]]
| rowspan="2" |'''Success'''
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|Inert warhead
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| colspan="3" |Agni-IV was successfully test fired for the first time, from a road-mobile launcher at 9{{nbsp}}am from [[Wheeler Island (India)|Wheeler Island]] off the coast of [[Orissa, India|Orissa]]. The missile followed its trajectory, attained a height of about 900&nbsp;km and reached the pre-designated target in international waters of the [[Bay of Bengal]]. All mission objectives were fully met. All systems functioned perfectly till the end encountering re-entry temperatures of more than {{convert|3000|C|F}}.<ref name="autogenerated1" />
|-
| rowspan="3" |19 September 2012
1148{{nbsp}}IST
| rowspan="2" |DRDO
|ITR
| rowspan="2" |'''Success'''
|-
|Live warhead
|-
| colspan="3" |The missile was successfully test-fired again for its full range of 4,000&nbsp;km from the Wheeler Island, off the [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] coast.<ref>{{cite news|title=India test-fires nuclear-capable strategic missile Agni-IV|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-test-fires-nuclear-capable-strategic-missile-Agni-IV/articleshow/16461208.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022124829/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-19/india/33951612_1_india-test-fires-nuclear-capable-wheeler-island-agni-iv|url-status=live|archive-date=22 October 2012|access-date=19 September 2012|date=19 September 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|location=Balasore (Orissa), India}}</ref> The missile lifted off from a road mobile launcher and after zooming to an altitude of over 800&nbsp;km, it re-entered the atmosphere and impacted near the pre-designated target in the Indian Ocean with remarkable degree of accuracy following a 20-minute flight. Carrying a payload of explosives weighing a tonne, the missile re-entered the atmosphere and withstood searing temperatures of more than {{convert|3000|C|F}}.<ref name="India Test Fires Long Range Strategic Missile Agni-IV" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/article3914340.ece|location=Chennai, India|work=The Hindu|title=Long range strategic missile Agni-IV test-fired|access-date=19 September 2012|date=19 September 2012}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |20 January 2014
| rowspan="2" |DRDO
|ITR launch complex 4
| rowspan="2" |'''Success'''
|-
|Inert warhead
|-
| colspan="3" |The missile was test-fired in the actual weapon and road-mobile configuration of the [[Strategic Forces Command]] (SFC).The missile traveled a vertical distance of 850&nbsp;km and covered its full range of 4,000&nbsp;km. The onboard ring laser gyro-based inertial navigation system (RINS) and the micro-navigation system (MINGS) enabled the missile to fall within 100 meters of its target. The re-entry shield withstood outside temperatures as high as {{Convert|4000|C|F}}, enabling the avionics to work at less than {{convert|50|C|F}} inside.<ref name="th2" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Agni-IV test successful, ready for induction|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Agni-IV-test-successful-ready-for-induction/articleshow/29133752.cms|access-date=21 January 2014|newspaper=The Times of India|date=21 January 2014}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2 December 2014
| rowspan="2" |SFC
|ITR
| rowspan="2" |'''Success'''
|-
|Inert warhead
|-
| colspan="3" |The missile was successfully test-fired by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC). This was the first user trial and fourth consecutive successful flight.<ref>{{cite news|title=Agni-IV launch successful|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/agniiv-launch-successful/article6654494.ece|access-date=2 December 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=2 December 2014}}</ref> The missile has been inducted into the Indian Army following this trian.<ref>{{cite news|title=India successfully tests nuclear capable Agni IV missile|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/india-successfully-tests-nuclear-capable-agni-iv-missile/article6656285.ece|access-date=1 February 2015|newspaper=The Hindu|date=3 December 2014}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |9 November 2015
| rowspan="2" |SFC
|ITR
| rowspan="2" |'''Success'''
|-
|Inert warhead
|-
| colspan="3" |Agni IV was successfully test-fired as part of a user trial by the tri-Service Strategic Forces Command (SFC). According to DRDO officials, the missile met all mission parameters.<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ballistic-missile-Agni-IV-test-fired-as-part-of-user-trial/articleshow/49720522.cms|title=Ballistic missile Agni-IV test-fired as part of user trial|access-date=9 November 2015|newspaper=Times of India|date=9 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ballistic missile Agni-IV test-fired as part of user trial off Odisha coast|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/ballistic-missile-agni-iv-test-fired-as-part-of-user-trial-off-odisha-coast/|access-date=9 November 2015|newspaper=Times of India|date=9 November 2015}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2 January 2017
1155 IST
| rowspan="2" |SFC
|ITR launch complex 4
| rowspan="2" |'''Success'''
|-
|Inert warhead
|-
| colspan="3" |Agni IV was successfully test-fired as part of a user trial by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) at 11:55{{nbsp}}am from launch complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Wheeler Island. According to DRDO officials, the user trial met all mission objectives.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/india-successfully-test-fires-agni-iv-missile/articleshow/56291127.cms|title=India successfully test-fires Agni IV missile - The Economic Times|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=2017-01-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Agni-IV-missile-successfully-test-fired/article16977450.ece|title=Agni-IV missile successfully test fired|last=Subramanian|first=T.S.|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=2017-01-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/agni-iv-india-nuclear-capable-ballistic-missile-test-fired-successfully-drdo/493804/|title=Agni IV nuclear-capable ballistic missile test-fired successfully|date=2 January 2017|newspaper=The Financial Express|access-date=2017-01-02}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |23 December 2018
0835 IST
| rowspan="2" |DRDO
|ITR launch complex 4
| rowspan="2" |'''Success'''
|-
| -
|-
| colspan="3" |The Agni IV was successfully test fired from Launch Complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Abdul Kalam Island at around 8:35{{nbsp}}am.<ref>{{cite web | agency=Press Trust of India | title=Nuclear-capable Agni-IV missile successfully test-fired |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/nuclear-capable-agni-iv-missile-successfully-test-fired-1415683-2018-12-23 |website=India Today |access-date=28 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |6 June 2022 1930 IST
| rowspan="2" |SFC
|ITR launch complex
| rowspan="2" |'''Success'''
|-
|Inert warhead
|-
| colspan="3" |A successful training launch of an Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile Agni-IV was carried out at approximately 19.30 pm hours on 6 June from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha{{nbsp}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=BalasoreJune06 |first1=Press Trust of India |last2=June 06 |first2=Press Trust of India |last3=Ist |first3=Press Trust of India |title=Nuclear-capable Agni-IV missile successfully test-fired |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nuclearcapable-agni-4-ballistic-missile-successfully-tested-from-in-odisha-101654527929059.html |website=Hindustan Times |date=6 June 2022 |access-date=6 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |6 September 2024
| rowspan="2" |SFC
|ITR
| rowspan="2" |'''Success'''
|-
| -
|-
| colspan="3" |Successful launch was carried out from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha. The test was conducted by [[Strategic Forces Command]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=India successfully carries out launch of Agni-4 Ballistic Missile - The Economic Times |url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/defence/defence-ministry-successfully-launches-agni-4-ballistic-missile/articleshow/113133502.cms |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=m.economictimes.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |6 August 2026:
| rowspan="2" |SFC
|ITR
| rowspan="2" |'''Success'''
|-
| -
|-
| colspan="3" |Succesfull missile readiness firing from the Integrated Test Range. The test was conducted by [[Strategic Forces Command]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Negi |first=Manjeet |date=2026-08-06 |title=India test-fires nuclear-capable Agni-4 ballistic missile off Odisha coast |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/agni-4-missile-user-trial-india-validates-nuclear-capable-ballistic-missile-odisha-2965349-2026-08-06 |access-date=2026-08-06 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2026-08-06 |title=Agni-4 medium-range ballistic missile test-fired from Odisha |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/agni-4-ballistic-missile-successfully-test-fired/article71313883.ece |access-date=2026-08-06 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
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Agni-IV
Agni-IV missile being launched from Wheeler Island, Odisha.
TypeIntermediate Range Ballistic Missile
Place of originIndia
Service history
In serviceActive[1]
Used byStrategic Forces Command
Production history
DesignerDefence Research and Development Organisation
ManufacturerBharat Dynamics Limited
Specifications
Mass17,000 kilograms (37,000 lb)[2]
Length20 metres (66 ft)[2]
WarheadConventional, thermobaric, strategic nuclear weapon
Warhead weight800 kg[3]
EngineMulti-stage composite rocket motor[4]
PropellantSolid fuel
Operational
range
4,000 km[5][6]
Flight altitude900 kilometres (560 mi)
Guidance
system
RLG-INS + redundant micro-INS and digital control[7]
Accuracy<100 m CEP[8]
Launch
platform
8 × 8 transporter erector launcher/Rail Mobile Launcher
Range comparison of Agni missiles

Agni-IV (lit. 'Fire') is the fourth in the Agni series of missiles which was earlier known as Agni II prime. It has been developed by India's DRDO and displayed a number of new technologies and significant improvement in missile technology. The missile is light-weight and has two stages of solid propulsion and a payload with re-entry heat shield.[9] With 4,000 km range,[10] it is capable of striking targets in nearly all of mainland China, if launched from northeastern part of India.[11]

Development[edit | edit source]

This missile is one of a kind, proving many new technologies for the first time, and represents a significant leap in India's missile technology. The missile is lighter in weight and uses a two-stage rocket engine powered by solid propellant. The Composite Rocket Motor which has been used for the first time has given excellent performance. The missile system is equipped with modern and compact avionics with redundancy to provide a high level of reliability. The indigenous-built ring laser gyroscope is used in the high accuracy with Micro Inertial Navigation System (MINGS), which complement each other as a redundancy.[12] The high performance onboard computer with distributed Avionics architecture, high speed reliable communication bus and a full Digital Control System have controlled and guided the missile to the target. The missile reached the target with a high level of accuracy. Radars and electro-optical systems along the Coast of Odisha have tracked and monitored all the parameters of the missile. Two Indian Naval ships located near the target witnessed the final event.

Dr Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Director General DRDO, who witnessed the launch, congratulated all the scientists and employees of DRDO and the Armed Forces for the successful launch of AGNI-IV. Sri Avinash Chander, Chief Controller (Missiles & Strategic Systems), DRDO and Programme Director of AGNI, while addressing the scientists after the launch, called it as a new era in the modern Long Range Navigation System in India. He said, "this test has paved the way ahead for the success of Agni-V Mission, which will be launched shortly".

Project Director of Agni-IV, Tessy Thomas with her team prepared and integrated the missile system and launched the missile successfully. According to her, DRDO has produced and proven many new state of the art technologies in the Missile System like Composite Rocket Motors, very high accuracy Ring Laser Gyro based Inertial Navigation System, Micro Navigation System, Digital Controller System and very powerful onboard computer system. The missile, having capability to carry strategic nuclear warheads for the forces, has provided a fantastic deterrence to the country and it will be produced in numbers and delivered to the Armed Forces as early as possible. Sri S.K. Ray, Director RCI, Sri P. Venugopalan, Director DRDL, Dr V.G. Sekaran Director ASL and Sri S.P. Dash, Director ITR were also present during the launch and reviewed all the activities.

The DRDO had produced and proven many new state of the art technologies with the Agni-IV like composite rocket motors, very high accuracy Ring Laser Gyro based Inertial Navigation System, Micro Navigation System, Digital Controller System and very powerful onboard computer system.[9] Agni-IV bridges the gap between Agni-II and Agni-III. Agni IV can carry a warhead of 1 tonne. It is designed to increase the kill efficiency along with a higher range performance. Its length is 20 meters and launch weight 17 tonnes. It can be fired from a road mobile launcher.[13][14] Efforts are being made to fine-tune the Agni missiles to defeat anti-ballistic missile systems. The radar cross-section and other detectable signatures of Agni-IV have been significantly reduced to make them much more immune to counter-measures.[15]

Testing[edit | edit source]

Date/Time

(IST)

Operator Launch Site Outcome
Payload Function
Remarks
15 November 2011:

0900 IST

DRDO ITR Success
Inert warhead
Agni-IV was successfully test fired for the first time, from a road-mobile launcher at 9 am from Wheeler Island off the coast of Orissa. The missile followed its trajectory, attained a height of about 900 km and reached the pre-designated target in international waters of the Bay of Bengal. All mission objectives were fully met. All systems functioned perfectly till the end encountering re-entry temperatures of more than 3,000 °C (5,430 °F).[9]
19 September 2012

1148 IST

DRDO ITR Success
Live warhead
The missile was successfully test-fired again for its full range of 4,000 km from the Wheeler Island, off the Orissa coast.[16] The missile lifted off from a road mobile launcher and after zooming to an altitude of over 800 km, it re-entered the atmosphere and impacted near the pre-designated target in the Indian Ocean with remarkable degree of accuracy following a 20-minute flight. Carrying a payload of explosives weighing a tonne, the missile re-entered the atmosphere and withstood searing temperatures of more than 3,000 °C (5,430 °F).[5][17]
20 January 2014 DRDO ITR launch complex 4 Success
Inert warhead
The missile was test-fired in the actual weapon and road-mobile configuration of the Strategic Forces Command (SFC).The missile traveled a vertical distance of 850 km and covered its full range of 4,000 km. The onboard ring laser gyro-based inertial navigation system (RINS) and the micro-navigation system (MINGS) enabled the missile to fall within 100 meters of its target. The re-entry shield withstood outside temperatures as high as 4,000 °C (7,230 °F), enabling the avionics to work at less than 50 °C (122 °F) inside.[12][18]
2 December 2014 SFC ITR Success
Inert warhead
The missile was successfully test-fired by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC). This was the first user trial and fourth consecutive successful flight.[19] The missile has been inducted into the Indian Army following this trian.[20]
9 November 2015 SFC ITR Success
Inert warhead
Agni IV was successfully test-fired as part of a user trial by the tri-Service Strategic Forces Command (SFC). According to DRDO officials, the missile met all mission parameters.[21][22]
2 January 2017

1155 IST

SFC ITR launch complex 4 Success
Inert warhead
Agni IV was successfully test-fired as part of a user trial by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) at 11:55 am from launch complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Wheeler Island. According to DRDO officials, the user trial met all mission objectives.[23][24][25]
23 December 2018

0835 IST

DRDO ITR launch complex 4 Success
-
The Agni IV was successfully test fired from Launch Complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Abdul Kalam Island at around 8:35 am.[26]
6 June 2022 1930 IST SFC ITR launch complex Success
Inert warhead
A successful training launch of an Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile Agni-IV was carried out at approximately 19.30 pm hours on 6 June from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha .[27]
6 September 2024 SFC ITR Success
-
Successful launch was carried out from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha. The test was conducted by Strategic Forces Command.[28]
6 August 2026: SFC ITR Success
-
Succesfull missile readiness firing from the Integrated Test Range. The test was conducted by Strategic Forces Command.[29][30]

See also[edit | edit source]

Related development

Related lists

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Agni-V set to be inducted by December after one more test | india news". Hindustan Times. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Subramanian, T.S. (15 November 2011). "Agni - IV successfully test fired". The Hindu. chennai, India. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Agni Ballistic Missile System". Army Technology. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "AGNI-4 IRBM (Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile), Indian Armed Forces". AerMech.IN. 9 September 2015. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "India Test Fires Long Range Strategic Missile Agni-IV". The Outlook India. 19 September 2012. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Long range strategic missile Agni-IV test-fired". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 19 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "Agni-4". Missile Threat. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Agni-4".
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Livefist: VIDEO: Today's Successful Agni-IV Test". Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  10. ↑ "Missiles of India". Missile Threat. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  11. ↑ Kristensen, Hans M.; Norris, Robert S. (2017). "Indian nuclear forces, 2017". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 73 (4): 205–209. Bibcode:2017BuAtS..73d.205K. doi:10.1080/00963402.2017.1337998.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Subramanian, T.S. (20 January 2014). "Agni-IV missile successfully test fired". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "India test-fires nuclear-capable Agni-IV missile". Hindustan Times. 15 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  14. ↑ "India tests nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile". The Times of India. 15 November 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. ↑ "Eyeing China, India to enter ICBM club in 3 months". The Times of India. 17 November 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012.
  16. ↑ "India test-fires nuclear-capable strategic missile Agni-IV". The Times of India. Balasore (Orissa), India. 19 September 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  17. ↑ "Long range strategic missile Agni-IV test-fired". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  18. ↑ "Agni-IV test successful, ready for induction". The Times of India. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  19. ↑ "Agni-IV launch successful". The Hindu. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  20. ↑ "India successfully tests nuclear capable Agni IV missile". The Hindu. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  21. ↑ "Ballistic missile Agni-IV test-fired as part of user trial". Times of India. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  22. ↑ "Ballistic missile Agni-IV test-fired as part of user trial off Odisha coast". Times of India. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  23. ↑ "India successfully test-fires Agni IV missile - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  24. ↑ Subramanian, T.S. "Agni-IV missile successfully test fired". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  25. ↑ "Agni IV nuclear-capable ballistic missile test-fired successfully". The Financial Express. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  26. ↑ "Nuclear-capable Agni-IV missile successfully test-fired". India Today. Press Trust of India. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  27. ↑ BalasoreJune06, Press Trust of India; June 06, Press Trust of India; Ist, Press Trust of India (6 June 2022). "Nuclear-capable Agni-IV missile successfully test-fired". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  28. ↑ "India successfully carries out launch of Agni-4 Ballistic Missile - The Economic Times". m.economictimes.com. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  29. ↑ Negi, Manjeet (6 August 2026). "India test-fires nuclear-capable Agni-4 ballistic missile off Odisha coast". India Today. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  30. ↑ "Agni-4 medium-range ballistic missile test-fired from Odisha". The Hindu. 6 August 2026. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 August 2026.

External links[edit | edit source]

  1. Video of Agni IV test
  2. Picture of Agni IV being launched
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