Indian Missile News And Discussion

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[quote name='Arun_S' date='15 November 2011 - 01:57 PM' timestamp='1321345198' post='113743']

From the youtibe video

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO9GGurO6rA&feature=player_embedded"]http://youtu.be/UO9GGurO6rA[/url]



its clear that this was a Agni-2 Prime whose weight was way heavier than the older 1m diameter Agni-II missile whose all up weight was 17 tonne.



The booster of this craft is much wider and by my estimate weighing about 17 tonne (compared to 10 tonne of Agni-II), indicating an all up weight of about 24 tonne.



Fragmented news report mentioning 17 tonne weight is ostensibly for booster instead of all up weight.



From above it is clear that the missile was launched in very depressed trajectory, (eminently suitable to prove its hypersonic manuvering and gliding RV).



BTW for teh said 800 kg warhead, its maximum range is ~5,500 Km.

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Did they name it Agni IV to confuse western media?



Agni II prime is a Hypersonic boost glide missile, is it not?