Indian Missile News And Discussion

[Arun_S]

Looks like Agni-II AT predicted by yours truly many years ago, will actually see daylight <img src='http://www.india-forum.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



What will be interesting is if the name "Agni-3 SL" that I coined and since then almost become the defacto public/government name of the 2 meter diameter missile for Indian Nuclear submarines;



Will Agni-II AT have similar luck in public acceptance? time will tell.





[url="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article553723.ece"]Agni II to be tested in Sep[/url][url="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article553723.ece"]tember[/url]

T. S. Subramanian

A [size="4"][color="#0000ff"]“totally new missile,” called Agni II[/color][/size] – is to be tested in September from the Wheeler Island, off the Orissa coast.



Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Agni II – has two stages and both are powered by solid propellants. “It has several advanced technologies,” sources in the DRDO said.



The missile, which can carry nuclear warheads, can be transported by both rail and road. Its range is between 2,750 and 3,000 km. It will thus fill the gap between Agni II, which can cover about 2,500 km, and Agni III that has a range of about 3,500 km. Agni I can hit enemy targets 700 km away. While Agni II and Agni III are two-stage missiles, Agni I is a single-stage one. All are capable of carrying nuclear warheads.



The Agni series have proved the re-entry technology developed by the DRDO. When the missile re-enters the atmosphere from the vacuum of space, the nuclear warhead has to be protected from intense heat.