AGNI 5 MISSILE

ICBM  AGNI-V  MISSILE

Agni-V is an intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation of India. It is part of the Agni series of missiles, one of the missile systems under the original Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme.

India has successfully test-launched its long range ballistic missile, Agni-5, which can carry a nuclear warhead in the east as far as all of China and in the west all over Europe. The test-launch, done from Wheeler Island at 8:43 am, off the Odisha coast, for the second time in two years, is seen as a major step in India's efforts to become a regional power that can counter the dominance of China.The Agni-5  is about 17 meters long and weighs 50 tons. It is a three-stage missile designed to carry an over 1 ton warhead with a range of 5,000 kilometers, allowing it the farthest reach among all Indian missiles. The versatile missile system can be launched from a road mobile vehicle or even from a special railway wagon where it can be kept hidden and moved around at will. The first test of the Agni-5 missile was conducted on April 19, 2012 when the guidance system - critical in determining the efficiency of missile - worked perfectly. The development of Agni-5 began in 2009 according to DRDO it will now be rolled into production mode with and induction likely in 2015.Agni-5 gives India the ability to launch nuclear weapons from land at will from any where in India.  It will give India the ability to hit back or have second-strike capability even after a nuclear.

PROPULSION SYSTEM :-

Agni-V is powered by three solid fuelled engines. It uses a composite case solid rocket motor for the third stage. The first stage engine propels the missile up to 40km height. The second and third stages take it into 150km and 300km of height respectively. The missile finally reaches 800km and re-enters the Earth's atmosphere to fly towards the target.

LAUNCHING PLATFORM :-

Agni-V is a canister-launched, road-mobile missile similar to the Dongfeng-31A of China. The launch platform is the 8 x 8 Tatra TELAR (transporter erector launcher) rail mobile launcher.The canister is made of maraging steel and provides a completely airtight atmosphere to preserve the missile for years. The canister is designed to withstand 300 to 400t of thrust generated at the time of missile launch.

NAVIGATION SYSTEM :-

Agni-V is equipped with a Ring Laser Gyro based inertial navigation system (INS) and the modern micro navigation system (MINS). The navigation system, the onboard high speed computer and the fault tolerant software were all developed indigenously.