India Tested the Agni-V

India today carried out the test intercontinental ballistic missile Agni-V with a range of over five thousand. km. Its range allows you to attack not only the purpose of the whole area of ​​Pakistan, but also reaching Beijing.


The test took place this morning. The prototype missile Agni-V was launched from Wheeler polygon Orissa coast on 8:07 local time (4:37 GMT). According to the head of DRDO (Indian Defence Agency programs - Defence Research and Development Organisation), Vijay Kumar Saraswata, the flight of the rocket was successful. The first level has reached a height of 40 km, the second - 150 km, the third - 300 km and apogee of the head block was 800 km. Learner head back to the atmosphere and hit the target. Lot monitor three ships deployed in the Indian Ocean, about five thousand. km from the rocket launch site.

India announcing test Agni-V from 2010, when completed basic design work. He had to take place by early 2011. Indian engineers have noted so than the annual delay in relation to contemporary plans. But now the program is to gather momentum. According Saraswata, in the near future there will be two more tests of Agni-V. If they are successfully completed, within the year will begin mass production of new missiles. For two years the first Agni-V should be in line.


Saraswat claims that more than 80% of the components of the Agni-V was set up in India. The exception is electronic components. In designing rockets were involved over 20 research institutes, and in preparation of today's test of over 800 scientists and support staff. Head of the rocket is Avinash Chandra, and for precise navigation system corresponds to Satish Reddy.

The length of the Agni-V is 17.5 m, and the weight of the three-stage solid rocket reaches 50 tons, including the warhead (conventional or nuclear) - 1.5 T. The range, estimated at 5-5.5 thousand. km, will threaten not only Pakistan, which is already in the range of Agni-III (3.5 thousand. km), but practically the whole territory of the PRC, and parts of Africa and Europe. Particularly important is the political coverage of India's ballistic missile Beijing, which held so far, its potential for rockets, strategic advantage, New Delhi.


India announced in January to start work on ballistic missile with a range of more than 10 thousand. km - Agni-VI. India designing a multi-head systems, able to overcome missile defense, and heads antysatelitarne.