Agni Prime : India's Exo Atmosphere Ballistic missile & MIRV missile

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Recently, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired indigenously-developed new generation medium-range ballistic missile Agni Prime (Agni-P) from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island at Odisha coast.

What is Agni Prime?

It is a two-stage canisterised missile.

It is the latest and sixth variant of the Agni series missiles (under IGMDP - Integrated Guided Missile Development Program).

With multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles, the missile is capable of delivering a number of warheads at separate locations at a distance of 1,000 - 2,000 km.

The 10.5 metre tall missile with a diameter of 1.2 metre can carry warheads up to 1.5 tonne.

It can perform high maneuvers while homing in on targets.

These missiles will be inducted in the armed forced after couple of user associated launches

It has a dual redundant navigation and guidance system.

The Agni-P missile would further strengthen India's credible deterrence capabilities.

What is the Other Agni Class of Missiles?

They are the mainstay of India’s nuclear launch capability.

Range of other Agni Missiles:

Agni I: Range of 700-800 km.

Agni II: Range more than 2000 km.

Agni III: Range of more than 2,500 Km

Agni IV: Range is more than 3,500 km and can fire from a road mobile launcher.

Agni-V: The longest of the Agni series, an Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) with a range of over 5,000 km.

What is IGMDP (Integrated Guided Missile Development Program)?

It was conceived by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam to enable India attain self-sufficiency in the field of missile technology. It was approved by the Government of India in 1983 and completed in March 2012.

The 5 missiles (P-A-T-N-A) developed under this program are:

Prithvi: Short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile.

Agni: Ballistic missiles with different ranges, i.e., Agni (1,2,3,4,5)

Trishul: Short-range low-level surface to air missile.

Nag: 3rd generation anti-tank missile.

Akash: Medium-range surface-to-air missile

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