What makes 5000 km range of India's Agni-5 missile deadlier
The Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL) in Hyderabad, which develops India's strategic (long-range, nuclear-tipped) missiles, has dramatically increased the options for its forthcoming Agni-5 missile by making it highly road-mobile, or easily transportable by road.
That enables the Agni-5 to reach targets far beyond its stated 5,000-km range by quickly moving closer to the target. In a hypotheti
More..cal war against, say, Sweden, an Agni-5 launcher, stationed near Bangalore, would be unable to strike Stockholm, 7,000 km away. But moving by road to Amritsar [ Images ] would bring Stockholm within range.
Similarly, moving the Agni-5 to northeast India would bring even Harbin, China's northernmost city, within striking range. From various places across India, the Agni-5 can reach every continent except North and South America.
The Agni-5 will be the first canisterised, road-mobile missile in India's arsenal, similar to the Dongfeng-31A that created ripples during China's National Day Military Parade in Beijing [ Images ] on October 1. India's current long-range missile, the Agni-3, a non-canisterised missile, can only be moved with difficulty from one place to another.
In many other respects, the Agni-5, which is scheduled to make its first flight in early-2011, carries forward the Agni-3 pedigree. With composites used extensively to reduce weight, and a third stage added on (the Agni-3 was a two-stage missile), the Agni-5 can fly 1,500 km further than the 3,500-km Agni-3.
"The Agni-5 is specially tailored for road-mobility," explains Avinash Chander, Director, ASL. "With the canister having been successfully developed, all India's future land-based strategic missiles will be canisterised as well".
Made of maraging steel, a canister must provide a hermitically sealed atmosphere that preserves the missile for years. During firing, the canister must absorb enormous stresses when a thrust of 300to 400 tonnes is generated to eject the 50-tonne missile.
Canister technology was first developed in India for the Brahmos cruise missile. But it was the K-15 underwater-launched missile, developed here in Hyderabad for India's nuclear-powered submarine, INS Arihant [ Images ], which fully overcame the technological hurdles in canisterising ballistic missiles.
Another major technological breakthrough that will beef up the Agni-5 is ASL's success in developing and testing MIRVs (multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles). An MIRV, atop an Agni-5 missile, comprises three to 10 separate nuclear warheads. Each warhead can be assigned to a separate target, separated by hundreds of kilometres; alternatively, two or more warheads can be assigned to one target.
"We have made major progress on the MIRVs in the last two years," is all that Avinash Chander is willing to say on the subject.
Nevertheless, extensive testing still lies ahead for this highly complex technology. MIRVs will be deployed on the Agni-5 only after another 4-5 years.
While MIRV technology is similar to launching multiple satellites through a space rocket, a missile requires far greater accuracy. A satellite would be considered in correct orbit even it is a kilometre higher or lower than planned.
But each warhead in an MIRV must impact within 40 metres of its target. With such high accuracies, even small nuclear warheads are sufficient for the job.
Strategic planners consider MIRVs essential, given India's declared "no first use" nuclear policy. Even after an enemy has hit India with a full-fledged nuclear strike, destroying or incapacitating much of the strategic arsenal, a handful of surviving Indian missiles must be capable of retaliating with massive and unacceptable damage. Multiple warheads on a handful of Agni-5 missiles would constitute such a capability.
MIRVs also enable a single missile to overwhelm the enemy's missile defences. Tracking and shooting down multiple warheads are far more difficult than intercepting a single warhead.
Providing each warhead with the capability to maneuver, and dodge enemy interceptor missiles, increases survivability further. The MIRV warheads are also being given electronic packages for jamming enemy radars. Less..
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haha india. not even enough to eat but missles. haha. oh boy. dont nuke us india please HAHAHA.
what losers.
i bet they didnt fly at all
Posted Oct-14-2009 by "WASTED-GERMAN-YOUTH" (R)
what losers.
i bet they didnt fly at all
Having pakistan as archenemy and what belongs the military equal neighbour makes such weapon systems necessary for india.
Posted Oct-14-2009 by "Dubios" (R)
what losers.
i bet they didnt fly at all
Save your fatherland from eager jihadis willing to nuke you.
Posted Oct-14-2009 by "anurag_kati" (R)
what losers.
i bet they didnt fly at all
Save your fatherland from eager jihadis willing to nuke you.
no why? for a democracy which i no democracy? for a policestate. germany was once a real good place now its all messed up. i dont care anymore. may it sink down in all that muslimscum shit. i dont care anymore.
Posted Oct-14-2009 by "WASTED-GERMAN-YOUTH" (R)
Man that is some good new technology.
Lets move them closer.
Posted Oct-14-2009 by "moefugger" (R)
what losers.
i bet they didnt fly at all
If cease our research on Missile tech for self defence will we become rich overnight?
Dont forget that we protect 1/6th of the world population from Mad communists and Jihadis(few in Pakistan).
Posted Oct-15-2009 by "fatality09" (R)
Some nations must hear this.
You know what I mean? Im sure you do.
Posted Oct-15-2009 by "fatality09" (R)
what happened pig u ran out of shit to eat.
Posted Oct-16-2009 by "Jattdadanda" (R)
They are chest thumping because your australian muslim ass is jelous of our achievements. It's time to to break the communist china's shackles and join the free world of democracy. Your fanatic islamic ass might call me a lowlife Indian for calling you a chinese stooge now.
Posted Oct-17-2009 by "Jattdadanda" (R)
What makes 5000 km range of India's Agni-5 missile deadlier
Coowpiss
KYA baat hai, teri gaand may kya durd ho rahhi hai. Australia is a stooge of china. I would insult your religion too but i ain't a fanatic racist like your pathetic ass sitting in Philly.
Posted Oct-17-2009 by "Jattdadanda" (R)
What makes 5000 km range of India's Agni-5 missile deadlier
Coowpiss
HAHAHA you are the dumbest camel urine drinker i'v had met on Liveleake so far.
Posted Oct-17-2009 by "Jattdadanda" (R)
What makes 5000 km range of India's Agni-5 missile deadlier
Coowpiss
HAHAHA you are the dumbest camel urine drinker i'v had met on Liveleake so far.
cow piss no its ox cum tht makes it specially deadlier and now its so deadly tht it can fly 30 meters above ground and then CRASH LOL DONT USE THT SHIT IN WAR INDICKS OR U DICK WPRSHIPPERS ARE GOING TO FUK UP UR WHOLE FUKING CUNT
just shooting blanks huh. teray wargay phuddu raat din kutiya wargo ponkday rainday. beta dudu pee tay so-jaa, sawayray uth kay muth markay phir sojee. LOL
Posted Oct-26-2009 by "Jattdadanda" (R)
what losers.
i bet they didnt fly at all
Save your fatherland from eager jihadis willing to nuke you.
its motherland sergeant sodomy and its PAK AND CHINA WHO FUKED U INDICKS 4 TIMES 1948 1965 1962 AND KARGIL
you ****ers didnt win shit even your own generals said so you stupid piece of shit and how the **** did you won kargil you paki ****tard you *****es lost so badly you half dicks disowned your own dead men and if you ****ers won kargil why is kargil still with india you dumbass Pussystani ************
Posted Oct-27-2009 by "SupremeCobra" (R)
what losers.
i bet they didnt fly at all
Save your fatherland from eager jihadis willing to nuke you.
its motherland sergeant sodomy and its PAK AND CHINA WHO FUKED U INDICKS 4 TIMES 1948 1965 1962 AND KARGIL
you ****ers didnt win shit even your own generals said so you stupid piece of shit and how the **** did you won kargil you paki ****tard you *****es lost so badly you half dicks disowned your own dead men and if you ****ers won kargil why is kargil still with india you dumbass Pussystani ************
SHUT THE FUK UP U PIECE OF HINDICK MOTHER FUKING BINDI BASTAERD CELEBRATE 948 962 965 AND KARGIL WHERE 600 INDICK PUSSIES DIED
learn history madrassa educated cum guzzling son of a ***** and the only thing pakis should be celebrating givig the worlds largest surrender since world war 2 remember 1971 war you inbreed bastard 90,000 pussy ass pakistani soldiers surrendered without a fight and and top of all that we cut your shithole in half lolz in kargil 4000 pussystani soldiers lost their lives says prime minister nawaz sharif and you left those dirty bodies behind now kargil is graveyard of pussystani soldiers
Posted Oct-29-2009 by "SupremeCobra" (R)
What makes 5000 km range of India's Agni-5 missile deadlier
Coowpiss
what makes 750 km shaheen missile more deadlier?
camel piss proscribed by the Prophet Muhammad in Bukhari Hadiths
Posted Oct-29-2009 by "SupremeCobra" (R)